Remains of late Bamanga Tukur arrive Yola for Sunday burial
The body of former Governor of the defunct Gongola State and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Bamanga Tukur, has arrived in Yola, Adamawa State, ahead of his burial on Sunday.
Tukur’s body was flown from Abuja in a chartered jet and arrived in Yola on Saturday night.
Sympathisers have thronged his residence on Kashim Ibrahim Street to condole with his family.
Friends and family members have described the late elder statesman as a patriot whose contributions to the development of Nigeria were significant.
Tukur will be buried on Sunday at Lamido Sanda Street in Yola, following the funeral prayer scheduled for 10 a.m. at the palace of the Lamido of Adamawa.
