Bamanga Tukur to be buried in Adamawa Sunday

Elder statesman Bamanga Tukur, who died on Saturday in Abuja, is to be buried in his home state, Adamawa, on Sunday, September 13.

The update is contained in a press statement issued by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, who attributed the funeral arrangements to Bamanga Tukur’s family.

Wonosikou said the burial arrangements announced by a son of the deceased, Awwal Tukur, showed that the body would be flown to Yola on Saturday evening.

He said the late elder statesman would be laid to rest on Sunday after funeral prayers at the Lamido Adamawa’s Palace, Yola, at 10:00am.

According to the update from the family, the former PDP national chairman passed away earlier on Saturday, three days before his 91st birthday.

“He is survived by two wives and 18 children, among them the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Awwal Tukur,” Wonosikou stated.