Former PDP national chairman Bamanga Tukur buried in Nigeria
Former national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Bamanga Tukur has been buried in Nigeria. The ceremony took place on September 13 at his family residence in the Yola South area of Adamawa State, Premium Times Nigeria reports.
Burial in Yola
Tukur was buried according to Islamic rites following funeral prayers attended by members of his family, friends and associates. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and other associates of the deceased also attended the ceremony.
The politician’s family announced his death in a statement signed by his son, Auwal Tukur. According to the family, Tukur died a few days before his 91st birthday, which was to have been on September 15. He was 90 years old.
Political career
Bamanga Tukur was born in 1935. He was a politician and public administrator and headed the now-defunct Gongola State during Nigeria’s Second Republic. The state included the territories of the present-day states of Adamawa and Taraba.
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From 1975 to 1982, Tukur was general manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority. In 1983, he won the election for governor of Gongola State, but his term ended after a military coup in December of that year.
Tukur later founded BHI Holdings, also known as the DADDO Group of Companies. From 1993 to 1995, he served as minister of industry in the administration of General Sani Abacha.
In March 2012, Tukur was elected PDP national chairman with the support of then-President Goodluck Jonathan. He left the post in January 2014 amid prolonged internal factional disputes within the party. Tukur held the title of Tafidan Adamawa and was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Commander of the Order of Mono (COM), conferred on him by the Republic of Togo.
