I am fit and ready for conference, Akunyili says

Akunyili had not been seen in public for a while until the conference convened last week. She appeared emaciated, leading to speculations on social media that she was ill. But in a posting on her Facebook page on Tuesday, the former minister said she was fit.
“While it is true that I recently came out of a major sickness, for which I thank Almighty God for delivering me, I have since been declared fit by my doctors and returned to my normal activities,” she said.
“I shed much weight in the course of the sickness – which is normal – but I am well now and only need time to re-grow some flesh. There is nothing to worry about either my health or my present stature.
“I know that God has kept me alive for a purpose, this National Conference being part of that purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, I am well now, fit, strong enough and ready for this all-important National Conference and I look forward to collaborating with other delegates to chart the way for a better Nigeria.”