Ogbonnaya onu biography
Ogbonnaya onu biography
Profile of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology...
Ogbonnaya Onu
Nigerian politician (1951–2024)
Ogbonnaya OnuCON (1 December 1951 – 11 April 2024) was a Nigerian politician, author and engineer.
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. He was the longest serving minister of the ministry.[1]
Biography
Ogbonnaya Onu was born on 1 December 1951, to the family of Eze David Aba Onu in Amata, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of then Eastern region, later Imo State, then Abia State and now Ebonyi StateNigeria.[2] He started his education at Izzi High School in Abakaliki, now the Ebonyi State capital.
Here, he obtained grade one with distinction in his West African School Certificate Examination.[3] He also sat for the High School Examination at College of Immaculate Conception (C.I.C) Enugu, graduating as the overall best student.[4] He proceeded to the Unive