Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, is dead.
Onu, a former governor of Abia State, died after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria.
The 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 who was the first civilian governor of Abia State was appointed minister of science, technology and innovation of Nigeria from November 2015 until his resignation in 2022. He was an author and engineer until his demise.
The Abia State governor was the longest serving minister of the ministry.