14 Facts About Ogbonnaya Onu

Ogbonnaya Onu was a Nigerian politician, author and engineer.

Ogbonnaya Onu 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.

Ogbonnaya Onu was the longest serving minister of the ministry.

Ogbonnaya Onu was born on 1 December 1951, to the family of Eze David Aba Onu in Amata, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the then East Central State, later Imo State, then Abia State and now Ebonyi State Nigeria.

Ogbonnaya Onu started his education at Izzi High School in Abakaliki, now the Ebonyi State capital.

Ogbonnaya Onu proceeded to the University of Lagos and graduated with a first class degree in chemical engineering in 1976.

Ogbonnaya Onu went for his doctoral studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in chemical engineering in 1980.

Ogbonnaya Onu served as the acting dean of the Faculty of Engineering and was elected as a member of the Governing Council of the university.

Ogbonnaya Onu started his political career as an aspirant for a senatorial seat in the old Imo State on the platform of the National Party of Nigeria.

Ogbonnaya Onu was sworn in as the first executive governor of the state in January 1992.

Ogbonnaya Onu was the first chairman, Conference of Nigerian elected governors.

Ogbonnaya Onu became the national chairman of the All Nigeria People's Party in 2010.

Ogbonnaya Onu was a certified member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers.

Ogbonnaya Onu said Nigeria would begin local production of pencils by 2018 which he said would provide 400,000 jobs.