A former Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu is dead. He was 72.
The Ebonyi State governor Francis Nwifuru; his Imo State counterpart Hope Uzodimma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed his death in separate statements on Thursday.
Ogbonnaya died in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Uzodimma said.
According to him, the death is a great loss to the nation.
In a brief statement on its X handle, the APC said Ogbonnaya a founding member of the party will be “sorely missed”.
