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Former Abia Governor, Ogbonnaya Onu, Dies At 72

Afnews Editor

Apr 11, 2024

Former Abia Governor, Ogbonnaya Onu, Dies At 72

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Former governor of Abia state, Ogbonnaya Onu is dead.

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Ogbonnaya Onu, died at a hospital in Abuja this morning.

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The American trained scientist, teacher and politician was 72 years old.

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Ogbonnaya Onu was a lecturer at University of Port Harcourt before he made a foray into National Politics during the scuttled transition to civilian rule of former president Ibrahim Babangida from 1991 to 1993.

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He was elected governor in 1992 and served till the late Sani Abacha overthrew Ernest Shonekan's administration in 1994.

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Onu remained in politics and made a few attempts to run for President.

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He resigned as minister of science and technology in the Buhari administration to contest the presidential primaries in 2022

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