The Nation Newspaper Tinubu, Buhari, governors, others mourn Onu at 72
The duo, who in collaboration with Onu engineered the birth of the ruling All Progressives Congress ,were joined in mourning the Ebonyi State-born statesman by Governors Alex Otti, Francis Nwifuru, Hope Uzodimma , and the Federal Executive Council .
A source said after his recent return from the US , the ailment worsened, necessitating his hospitalisation ahead of a fresh trip to the US. “He was the former National Chairman/National Leader of defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party . He initiated and facilitated discussions that finally resulted in the formation of the All Progressives Congress , that has been the ruling political party in the country since May 29, 2015.
“Most importantly, the President celebrates the life of an accomplished scholar, first-class engineer; a man of proven integrity; defiant to indiscipline, but ever yielding to the highest standards of rectitude. “He was an intellectual giant. My heart goes out to his family, the government and people of Ebonyi and Abia states as well as the country at large. May his soul rest in peace.”
“He made giant and unprecedented strides in revolutionising the ministry into a scientific and technological hub of Africa by promoting innovations and invention for nation building,” the office . The governor promised to immortalise him by ensuring that the democratic journey he started in Abia as a civilian governor many years ago was advanced to a level where the well-being of Abians would be made an institutionalised priority.
The Chairman of the Ebonyi APC, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, said: “The news is a sad one, we all know that he was sick sometime and has recovered, we didn’t know that he was going to die so unexpectedly.
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