Body of Late Ex-PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, arrives Yola for burial Sunday
The Body of Late Elder Statesman and Ex- National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur arrived in Yola from Abuja for the burial on Sunday.
Tukur’s son, who is also the Secretary to the State Government of Adamawa, Auwal Tukur, announced this in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday.
The younger Tukur, who said that his father died on Saturday in Abuja, and the funeral prayers scheduled at the Lamido of Adamawa Palace by 10 a.m.
“The late elder statesman will be laid to rest on Sunday, Sept. 13, after funeral prayers at the Lamido’s Palace by 10 a.m.,” he said.
He stated that the former Governor of the old Gongola State, passed away three days to his 91st birthday.
He said that his father was survived by two wives and 18 children.
