DORA NKEM AKUNYILI AND THE FIGHT AGAINST FAKE DRUGS IN NIGERIA, 2001-2008

Abstract

This article is aimed at looking into the activities of Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili and her efforts toward the eradication of fake and adulterated drugs in Nigeria as the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The efforts of NAFDAC under Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili is what this article is set out to ex-ray. It covers Dora's activities as a public servant in Nigeria. It tends to expose what a true public servant do in the service of man and country and the need for all public servants to be truthful, efficient, effective, diligent, transparent, committed, and detribalized. It provides a lesson for all public servants on how to balance committed to his or her duties in the course of career advancement and in the discharge of official duties. This research will adopt historical, descriptive and analytical approach in the interpretation of relevant data and documents. Primary (Oral) and Secondary collection of datas and materials such as books, articles, Magazines, Journals and Newspaper Publications are deployed in writing this article. It is very much worthy to note that the " New NAFDAC" under Dora Akunyili, which came on board on April 12lh, 2001 has executed a lot of activities which are geared towards sanitization of the drug and foods production, importation, exportation and storage in the country. This research is divided into five parts namely: Introduction, her appointment and motivation as NAFDAC Director-General, strategies she evolved to overcome the challenges encountered, Achievement as NAFDAC Director General, summary and conclusion.