The family of the late former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has announced that the elder statesman will be buried on Sunday, September 13, 2026, in Yola, Adamawa State.
Tukur’s son, Auwal Tukur, who serves as the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, announced the burial arrangements in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday.
According to the statement, the remains of the former governor of the old Gongola State, who died in Abuja on Saturday, will arrive in Yola later in the day.
The funeral prayers are scheduled to take place at the Lamido’s Palace in Yola at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, after which the late elder statesman will be laid to rest.
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Bamanga Tukur reportedly died just three days before his 91st birthday.
The statement said he is survived by two wives and 18 children, including Auwal Tukur, the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government.
Tukur, a prominent Nigerian politician and elder statesman, served as governor of the old Gongola State and later became National Chairman of the PDP.
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His death has drawn condolences from political circles and Nigerians across the country, who have continued to remember his contributions to Nigeria’s political development.
Funeral activities are expected to attract political leaders, government officials, traditional rulers, family members and associates to Yola.
