Ex-PDP chair Bamanga Tukur for burial on Sunday in Yola
The family of the late National Chairman of the PDP, Bamanga Tukur, has fixed Sunday, September 13, 2026, for his burial in Yola, Adamawa State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-pdp-chair-bamanga-tukur-for-burial-on-sunday-in-yola/
The family of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the late National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has scheduled his burial for Sunday, September 13, 2026, in Yola, Adamawa State. Awwal Tukur, Tukur's son and Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, announced this in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday. Tukur passed away in Abuja on Saturday, and his burial will take place after funeral prayers at the Lamido's Palace by 10am on Sunday.
He was 90 years old and would have turned 91 on September 15. Tukur served as Governor of the old Gongola State, Minister of Industries during the military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha, and as National Chairman of the PDP from 2012 to 2014. President Bola Tinubu and Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri mourned the loss of the elder statesman, with the latter declaring three days of mourning in his honor.
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