Bamanga Tukur to be buried in Adamawa Sunday
Elder statesman Bamanga Tukur, who died on Saturday in Abuja, is to be buried in his home state, Adamawa, on Sunday, September 13. The update is contained in a press statement issued by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, who attributed the funeral arrangements to Bamanga Tukur’s family. Wonosikou said the burial arrangements announced […] Bamanga Tukur to be…
Elder statesman Bamanga Tukur died on Saturday in Abuja and will be buried in his home state of Adamawa on Sunday, September 13, according to a press statement from Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou. The burial arrangements, announced by Tukur’s son Awwal Tukur, will see the body flown to Yola on Saturday evening.
The former PDP national chairman will then be laid to rest at the Lamido Adamawa’s Palace in Yola at 10:00am on Sunday, following funeral prayers. Tukur, who was 91 years old and had passed away three days earlier than his birthday, leaves behind two wives and 18 children, including Awwal Tukur, who is the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government.
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