The immediate past minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has died at the age of 72.
It is understood that Onu died on Thursday morning at an Abuja hospital.
His kinsmen in Ebonyi confirmed his death, saying the former governor had been ill for some time and his family had planned to fly him abroad after the Sallah break.
“He has been sick for some time this year and his family said they would fly him abroad to get better medical treatment for him but he could not make it till then,” the source said.
Onu, who hailed from Ebonyi State, was the first civilian governor of Abia State and Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from November 2015 until his resignation in 2022.
It was gathered that his friends and relations have thronged his Abuja residence since hearing the news to express their condolences to his family.
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