BREAKING: Nigeria’s minister during Buhari’s administration is dead

Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu who was the Minister of Science and Technology during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been confirmed dead.

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

Onu 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 former Abia State governor was also the longest-serving minister of the ministry.