Integrity: Buhari Commends Dora Akunyili In A 1999 PTF Memo

Back in 1998, Dora Akunyili was the South-East Zonal Secretary of the Petroleum Trust Fund [PTF], when she had to travel to the United States for health reasons. Since her death in June 2014, it has emerged that she went to the US back then to get a cancer treatment surgery.

A letter has just been released which Dora Akunyili wrote in 1999 thanking Gen. Buhari who was then the PTF Chairman, and who had approved £17,100 for her medical treatment. 

In the letter, she also returned some part of the money which she did not use, and Buhari was happy about her honesty and personal integrity.

In the letter from late Dora to Gen Buhari, she explained that she was returning £12,000 of the £17,100 because doctors decided surgery was not needed.

In a short memo on the letter, GMB wrote:

"See above report from PTF Zonal Secretary Zone 1. You see that there are still Nigerians with personal integrity. Please take action in line with PTF financial regulations."

The now Presidential candidate of the APC signed his memo on 10th of February, the same day the letter was written.

The letter tagged APPENDIX 1: Commendation Letter From Ex-Head of State, General Mohammadu Buhari appears on page 320 of a book on Dora Akunyili’s time at NAFDAC titled The War against Counterfeit Medicine.

Source: Nigerian Eye