The family of the late National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an eminent elder statesman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has fixed fixed his burial for Sunday, September 13, 2026.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Saturday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital by his son, Auwal Tukur, who also serves as the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government.
According to the younger Tukur, the remains of the former political patriarch are expected to arrive in Yola on Saturday evening ahead of the final funeral rites
He said in the statement that, “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”, adding that the former governor of the old Gongola State passed away three days before his 91st birthday.
The statement further said: “He is survived by two wives and 18 children, among them the Secretary to the Government of Adamawa State, Awwal Tukur”.- With NAN report
