Ex-PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur for burial Sunday
The family of the late former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, has fixed Sunday for the burial of the elder statesman.
Auwal Tukur, the late Mr Tukur’s son, who is also the secretary to the state government of Adamawa, announced this in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday.
He stated that his father died on Saturday in Abuja and added that the corpse would arrive in Yola the same day.
“The late elder statesman will be laid to rest on Sunday, 13th September, 2026, after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace by 10:00 a.m.,” he said.
He stated that the former governor of the old Gongola State passed away three days before his 91st birthday.
“He is survived by two wives and 18 children, among them the Secretary to the Government of Adamawa State, Awwal Tukur,” the statement said.
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