Dr Ogbonaya Onu, former Minister of Science and Technology under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, is dead.
Onu, the first civilian governor of Abia State, died after he lost his battle against an undisclosed illness.
The 72-year-old politician had contested the presidential flag of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2023 general election, but lost to President Bola Tinubu.
Onu, author and engineer 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.
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