How military robbed Ogbonnaya Onu of being President in 1999, by Shehu Sani

A former federal lawmaker in the 8th National Assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani, has stated that the late Ogbonnaya Onu was robbed of being Nigeria’s President by the military in 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The late Onu was the first civilian Governor of old Abia State Governor.
He was the National Chairman ANPP and presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2023 election.

 

 

 

 

 

He served as Minister of Science and Technology between 2015 to 2023 under former President Mohammadu Buhari died in Abuja on Thursday

 

 

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Reacting to the news of the demise of former Minister, Sani described him as an astute politician.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sani who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, said Ogbonnaya could have been Nigeria’s President in 1999. He pointed that Onu won the APP primaries in Kaduna, attended by the likes of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Ojukwu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“He was deliberately displaced after a midnight merger with the then AD. The military wanted Obasanjo and Falae.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The late Chief Onu is one of Nigeria’s most distinguished, decent and disciplined political figures in history.

 

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“He has been an influential figure in Nigeria’s politics for over four decades. A Senator in the Second Republic, a Governor in the Third Republic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Onu was a Presidential Candidate, Party Chairman and Minister in the Fourth Republic.

 

 

 

 

 

“He is a rare breed politician who lived as unstained, untainted and unblemished like his white apparel. He was a man who lived and served his country with decorum and impactful anonymity.

 

 

 

 

 

“Onu was a true patriot whose nationalist credentials can’t be faulted by any section of the country. He was an unnoticed and unappreciated gentleman and national leader. In words and in deeds, he lived above politics of rancour and controversy.

 

 

 

 

 

“In 1999, the outgoing military wanted power to shift to the South West. Onu was a simple man.

 

 

 

 

“His known residence in Asokoro remains the one rented for him by his party, the ANPP, when he was elected its Chairman. He remained there throughout his tenure as Minister.

 

 

 

 

 

May his soul rest in peace,” Sen. Sani said.