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Outlook: My mum 'blossomed' as she fought Nigeria’s fake drug barons

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Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr, Mother and Sister Nji

08/06/2022 GMT

My mum 'blossomed' as she fought Nigeria’s fake drug barons

BBC World Service - Outlook, My mum 'blossomed' as she fought Nigeria’s fake drug barons

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr remembers her mother Dora Akunyili’s fearless work

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr watched her mother Dora Akunyili take on Nigeria’s fake drug cartels despite threats and assassination attempts.

Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr watched her mother, Professor Dora Akunyili, famously take on Nigeria’s fake drug cartels despite threats and assassination attempts. Her mum's work as head of Nigeria's food and drug regulator NAFDAC was fuelled by personal tragedy; Dora's little sister had died after taking fake insulin. Her fight against this multi-million dollar criminal industry meant her family name was recognised throughout the country, Chidiogo reveals sometimes this was overwhelming, but it also brought a huge sense of pride and comfort. She's written a book about her mother called: I Am Because We Are: An African Mother's Fight for the Soul of a Nation.

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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Deiniol Buxton

(Photo: Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr with her mother Dora Akunyili and sister Njideka Akunyili-Crosby. Credit: The Akunyili family)

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