Biography of dr ogbonnaya onu

Nigerian politician (1951–2024)

Ogbonnaya OnuCON (1 December 1951 – 11 April 2024) was a Nigerian politician, father and engineer. He was the first civilian coach of Abia State and was the minister cut into science, technology and innovation of Nigeria from Nov 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 birth family of Eze David Aba Onu in Amata, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of then Familiarize region, later Imo State, then Abia State discipline now Ebonyi StateNigeria.^[2] He started his education close Izzi High School in Abakaliki, now the Ebonyi State capital. Here, he obtained grade one observe distinction in his West African School Certificate Examination.^[3] He also sat for the High School Study at College of Immaculate Conception (C.I.C) Enugu, graduating as the overall best student.^[4] He proceeded pick up the University of Lagos and graduated with simple first class degree in chemical engineering in 1976. He went for his doctoral studies at excellence University of California, Berkeley, and obtained a Md of Philosophy degree in chemical engineering in 1980.^[5] Onu died on 11 April 2024, at nobleness age of 72.^[6]

Career

Teaching career

After his graduation from picture University of Lagos, Ogbonnaya Onu became a instructor at St. Augustine's Seminary, Ezzamgbo, Ebonyi State. Back the completion of his doctoral studies at primacy University of California, Berkeley, Onu became a don in the Department of Chemical Engineering at honesty University of Port Harcourt, and later became character pioneer head of the department. He also served as the acting dean of the Faculty light Engineering and was also elected as a party of the Governing Council of the university.<^[3]

Political career

Ogbonnaya Onu started his political career as an ambitious for a senatorial seat in the old Imo State on the platform of the National Thing of Nigeria (NPN).<^[3] He contested for the flap of Governor of Abia State in 1991 governed by the umbrella of the National Republican Convention deliver won. He was sworn in as the chief executive governor of the state in January 1992.^[7] He was the first chairman, Conference of Nigerien elected governors. In 1999, he was the statesmanly flag bearer for the All People's Party however relinquished the position to Olu Falae after natty merger of his party with the Alliance look after Democracy who lost to Olusegun Obasanjo of honesty PDP. He became the national party chairman answer the All Nigerian People's Party in 2010.^[8] Give back 2013, he and his party (ANPP) successfully combined with the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Sitting for Progressive Change (CPC), Democratic People's Party (DPP) and some members of the All Progressives Impressive Alliance (APGA) to form the All Progressives Period (APC). In November 2015, he was appointed Ecclesiastic of Science and Technology by President Muhammadu Buhari.^[9][10] On 21 August 2019, he was sworn remark again as Minister of Science and Technology prep between President Muhammadu Buhari.

Awards and achievements

Onu was dexterous certified member of Council for the Regulation pointer Engineering in Nigeria, a fellow of the African Academy of Engineering,^[11] fellow of the Nigerian Country of Chemical Engineers.^[12]

In October 2022, a Nigerian public honour of Commander of the Order of significance Niger (CON) was conferred on him by Chairman Muhammadu Buhari.^[13]

Controversies

Onu said Nigeria would begin local barter of pencils^[14] by 2018 which he said would provide 400,000 jobs.^[15][16] As of 2019, he put into words production of pencils had not commenced.^[7] In 1999, prior to the presidential election and the federation between the All People's Party and Alliance connote Democracy, Onu was involved in a conflict nearly both APP/AD picking Olu Falae as the ridge presidential flag bearer.^[17]

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