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JUST IN: Former Nigerian Minister, Ogbonnaya Onu, Is Dead

The Minister of Science and Technology under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, is dead.

A source close to the deceased confirmed the death to Tribune online on Thursday.

Onu, a former governor of Abia State, died after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria.

OSUN DEFENDER recalls that the late 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 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.

The Abia State governor was the longest-serving minister of the ministry.

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