Bamanga Tukur to be buried in Adamawa Sunday

Elder statesman Bamanga Tukur, who died connected Saturday successful Abuja, is to beryllium buried successful his location state, Adamawa, on Sunday, September 13.

The update is contained successful a property connection issued by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, who attributed the ceremonial arrangements to Bamanga Tukur’s family.

Wonosikou said the burial arrangements announced by a lad of the deceased, Awwal Tukur, showed that the assemblage would beryllium flown to Yola connected Saturday evening.

He said the precocious elder statesman would beryllium laid to remainder on Sunday after ceremonial prayers astatine the Lamido Adamawa’s Palace, Yola, astatine 10:00am.

According to the update from the family, the erstwhile PDP nationalist president passed distant earlier connected Saturday, 3 days earlier his 91st birthday.

“He is survived by 2 wives and 18 children, among them the Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Awwal Tukur,” Wonosikou stated.

Bamanga Tukur to beryllium buried successful Adamawa Sunday