An All Progressives Congress, APC presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu is dead.
Dr. Onu was a former Governor of Abia State and ex-Minister of Science and Technology under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
He was said to have died on Thursday morning at an Abuja hospital after he returned from a trip aged 72.
Dr. Onu’s last major public appearance was during the 2022 APC primary election when he alleged injustice the South-East.
A close ally of the former Minister, Chief Chekwas Okorie informed THE CONCLAVE that Dr. Onu suffered a stroke on Wednesday from which he did not recover.
Dr Onu’s family is yet to issue a formal statement on his death.