A former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu is dead.
The first civilian governor of Abia State died after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria.
Onu, it could be recalled was among aspirants that sought the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections
He served as minister under the immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
He was born on 1 December 1951.
The late Dr Onu was the longest serving minister in the ministry of Science and Technology where he resigned to contest the presidential primary in November 2022.
Onu was a Nigerian politician, author and engineer until his death in April 2024.
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.