Ex-Abia Gov., Buhari’s Minister, Ogbonnaya Onu, is dead
The first civilian Governor of Abia State and a Minister of Science and Technology under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu is dead.
A source close to the deceased confirmed the death on Thursday.
The former governor of Abia State died after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria.
The 72-year-old former minister contested for the presidential flag of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2023 general election, but lost to President Bola Tinubu.
Onu was a Nigerian politician, author and engineer until his death.
He was the first civilian governor of Abia State and was the minister of science, technology and innovation of Nigeria from November 2015 until his resignation in 2022.
Onu was the longest serving minister of the ministry.
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