Ogbonnaya Onu, Former Science And Technology Minister Dies At 73

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the former Minister of Science and Technology under former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. He was 73.

Onu, who was the first civilian governor in Abia State, died in Abuja on Thursday after a brief illness.

The family confirmed the death in a statement by Uzoma Onu.

The late politician reportedly fell ill after the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary and was abroad for treatment for six months.

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He was one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling party before the 2023 general election.

In 1999, Onu was elected as the presidential candidate of the All-Progressives Party (APP) which later became the All Nigerian Progressives Party (ANPP).

He stepped down for Olu Falae, who was the candidate of the APP and Alliance for Democracy (AD) when both parties merged.