Dignitaries Storm Yola as Bamanga Tukur, Former PDP Chairman, Is Laid to Rest
Daji Sani in Yola The remains of elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, were laid to rest in his hometown of
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, was laid to rest in his hometown of Yola on Sunday, drawing top political and business figures from across Nigeria. The burial, conducted according to Islamic rites, was led by the Chief Imam of Modibbo Adama Central Mosque, Yola, Alhaji Ahmadu Bobboi, at 10:50am.
Tukur, who died at the age of 90 after a brief illness, is survived by two wives and 18 children, including Awwal Tukur, the current Secretary to the State Government of Adamawa State.
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