The family of the late former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has announced that he will be buried on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Tukur’s son and Secretary to the Adamawa State Government, Auwal Tukur, disclosed this in a statement issued in Yola on Saturday.
According to him, the former governor of the old Gongola State died on Saturday in Abuja, adding that his remains would arrive in Yola the same day.
“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.,” he said.
The elder statesman died three days before his 91st birthday.
The family also disclosed that Tukur is survived by two wives and 18 children, including Auwal Tukur, the Secretary to the Government of Adamawa State.
“He is survived by two wives and 18 children, among them the Secretary to the Government of Adamawa State, Awwal Tukur,” the statement said.
Tukur, a businessman and politician, served as governor of the old Gongola State and later became National Chairman of the PDP.
He died at the age of 90.