Nwifuru, Mbah, Umahi, Others Mourn As Dr Ogbonnaya Onu Is Buried In Ebonyi

Africa, Lifestyle

The president, while recognising the immense contributions of the deceased in birthing the ruling All Progress Congress, described the party as a formidable one in the country. He also reiterated his campaign promise of doing his “utmost best to provide good governance, uplift the living standards of the people, and hoist high the APC banner.

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a notable Nigerian politician, engineer, author, and the first civilian governor of Abia State, who died on 11 April 2024 at 72, has been laid to rest in his hometown, Uburu, in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s southeast. The founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was buried on November 8, 2024.

In his solemn remarks about the life and times of the astute politician and administrator, the host governor, H.E. Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru eulogised the deceased as a bridge builder, who has inspired generations “and left an enduring example of true leadership” and an immortal “legacy shared by all who benefited from his work”.

Also at the event, the minister of works and housing, the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, David Nweze Umahi, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu described Dr Onu as “a perfect gentleman and a committed progressive who dedicated his life to the service of our nation and humanity”.

President Tinubu pronounced Dr Onu a true progressive and a quintessential politician, who believed “in the ideals of the progressive movement to develop the country and the reason he worked tirelessly for the emergence of APC on the national stage in the 2015 presidential and other elections.

The president, while recognising the immense contributions of the deceased in birthing the ruling All Progress Congress, described the party as a formidable one in the country. He also reiterated his campaign promise of doing his “utmost best to provide good governance, uplift the living standards of our people, and hoist high the APC banner.”

The Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, also attended the funeral amongst other dignitaries from within and outside the southeast region.