{"id":137573,"date":"2024-11-08T18:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ogbonnaya-onu-death-robbed-nigeria-of-committed-patriot-statesman-tinubu"},"modified":"2024-11-08T19:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T18:13:27","slug":"ogbonnaya-onu-death-robbed-nigeria-of-committed-patriot-statesman-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogbonnaya-onu-death-robbed-nigeria-of-committed-patriot-statesman-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Ogbonnaya Onu: Death robbed Nigeria of committed patriot, statesman \u2013 Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu said on Friday said the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, had cost Nigeria a committed patriot and elder statesman.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu said this at Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi during the burial ceremony of the deceased, who passed away at the age of 72 years.<\/p>\n<p>The President described the late Onu as a perfect gentleman who staunchly believed in the match toward achieving Nigeria\u2019s true destiny as a great nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnu was a true progressive and a quintessential politician who believed in the ideals of the progressive movement as a way to develop Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe worked tirelessly for the ideal which gave rise to the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe provided the needed leadership toward the formation of the APC from All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Action Congress of the Nigeria (ACN), and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC),\u201d NAN quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu noted that the APC has continued to grow in leaps and bounds and has produced two presidents, including himself, since then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will miss him but will continue to uphold the ideals he stood for in life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Francis Nwifuru thanked Tinubu and all the dignitaries that attended the funeral.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also thank you on behalf of south east governors for honouring our son who left indelible footprints on Ebonyi and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe bid farewell to a man who gave his all to the service of mankind and had an inspirational trajectory of political success from governor, party chairman and minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnu as a former governor of Abia left infrastructural and human empowerment legacies as Ebonyi was carved from some parts of Abia,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu said on Friday said the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, had cost Nigeria a committed patriot and elder statesman. 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