The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says His Excellency, Dr Ogbonaya Onu, former governor of old Abia State, was an immaculate person; both in body, soul and his white apparels.
It would be recalled that the late Onu served as the first civilian governor of old Abia state, before the creation of Ebonyi.
Onu, who is a former minister in immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, passed away on Thursday morning after battling an undisclosed illness.
Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said this in a condolence message made available to newsmen on Thursday evening.
According to him, Onu lived a successful and eventful life.
He said: “His humility and diligence is uncommon.
“He was a brilliant scholar with distinctions at primary, secondary and tertiary education.
“He once told a story of how his Headmaster procured Mary Knoll Secondary School, Ogoja form for him due to his exceptional brilliance.”
Okechukwu prayed that the Almighty God grant the fortitude to his lovely wife, immediate family and Uburu community to bear the irreparable lost.
“They should take solace on the truism that God gives and takes.
“For Dr Onu going by the lyrics of American composer, Irvin Berlin the Song ends and the melody lingers,” he added.
