Minister of Finance Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday disclosed that she
was diagnosed with cancer some years back and had her last surgery for
it 15 years ago. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala spoke about her experience at
the Service of Songs for late Special Adviser to the President on
Research and Documentation, Oronto Douglas yesterday April 30th.
According to the Minister, she constantly used her experience to
encourage Oronto during his battle with the disease which led to his
death on April 9th. "Oronto and I had two similarities in life,
we both had cancer. I had my last surgery 15 years ago and I shared my
experience with him,” she said. She however did not state what type of cancer she had.
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