Former minister Ogbonnaya Onu dies at 72
Ogbonnaya Onu, former minister of science and technology, is dead.
He was aged 72.
He was a former Abia governor.
His family has yet to make an official announcement about his demise.
According to the BBC, Mr Onu died from a strange illness in a medical facility.
“It is true that Mr Ogbonnaya Onu is dead, but it is up to his family to speak about it,” BBC quoted a ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as saying.
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