Bamanga Tukur: Nigeria has lost a statesman — Adebayo 

Prince Adewole Adebayo, the statesmanlike campaigner of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has expressed sadness implicit the decease of erstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.

Adebayo, successful a condolence connection on Saturday, described Tukur arsenic a distinguished Nigerian statesman, administrator, businessman and elder whose contributions to Nigeria and Africa would stay portion of the country’s history.

He said the precocious Tukur dedicated galore years of his beingness to the work of Nigeria and Africa, contributing to nationalist administration, concern development, enactment and nationalist politics.

“Personally, I person had the privilege of moving with this existent and illustrious Nigerian statesman done my investments successful his beloved authorities of Adamawa, peculiarly successful the promotion of indigenous shipping and the implementation of the mandate of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) nether his leadership,” Adebayo said.

The SDP statesmanlike campaigner extended his condolences to Tukur’s family, the authorities and radical of Adamawa State, arsenic good arsenic his friends, associates and Nigerians mourning his death.

According to him, Nigeria has mislaid “an experienced person and statesman of singular accomplishment.”

Adebayo prayed that Tukur’s bequest would proceed to animate ...