And the Amazon goes home! She came! She fought hard! And she conquered! She still lives in the hearts of the soulds she’s touched. The family of former NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili have released details of her burial arrangements. The ex information minister who breathed her last on Saturday, June 7, 2014, after a two-year battle with cancer will be buried on Thursday, 28th August, 2014.

The burial arrangements which is signed by her husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, was posted on her Facebook wall. He also expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their love and support. “This has gone a great way in helping us to cope with the monumental loss of our precious gem, my beloved wife, Dora,” he added.

The burial arrangements start with a Christian Wake-Keep at No. 2A, Bishop Onyeabor St., G.R.A. Enugu, holding from from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22.

A Night of Tributes will take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday, August 25, while a Mass would be held for her at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja, by 10:00 a.m. the next day, August 26.

After the Church Service, Dora’s body would leave for Enugu, where there would be a Mass at KSJ Temple at 4:00 p.m. After a High Requiem Mass at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, at 9:00 a.m. the next day, Wednesday, August 27, Dora’s body would be taken to UNCOMA Hall, College of Medicine, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, for Final College Assembly to start from 11:30 a.m.

The body would then be taken to Awka for Anambra State Government activities, then to Dora’s father’s house in Nanka, before being returned to her husband’s house at Agulu for a Vigil Mass/Wake-Keep.

On Thursday, August 28, Dora’s body would lie in state at John Chike Akunyili’s Compound before leaving for Agulu Town Hall, then Madonna Catholic Church, Agulu, for a Requiem Mass to hold by 10:00 a.m. Interment would take place at her husband’s family compound, John Chike Akunyili’s Compound, at 1:30 p.m.

May her soul continue to find repose. Amen!