Bamanga Tukur
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Bamanga Muhammad Tukur Tafidan Adamawa | |
|---|---|
| Executive President of the African Business Roundtable and Chairman of the NEPAD Business Group | |
| In office 1975–1982 | |
| Governor of People's Democratic Party (PDP) | |
| In office March 2012 – January 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Adamu Mu'azu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1935 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) National chairman |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
Bamanga Tukur (
Life and career
Bamanga Tukur is a resident of
In 1982, he left his position as general manager and soon contested the Gongola gubernatorial race, which he won. Tukur served as governor for three months before the democratic administration was curtailed by a military coup. After leaving the Gongola State House, he entered full scale entrepreneurship, and was the founder and chairman of BHI holdings (DADDO group of companies). In 1992, he was an unsuccessful presidential candidate for the National Republican Convention, during which he and a few rivals of Adamu Ciroma lobbied for the cancellation of the first primary due to allegations of favouritism levelled against the leadership of the party.
Bamanga Tukur serves as the Chair of NEPAD Business Group and Executive President of African Business Roundtable (ABR). From 1975 to 1982, Tukur served as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Ports Authority. In 1983, he was elected civilian Governor of Gongola State (now Adamawa State). From 1993 to 1995, he served as a member of the Federal Executive Council and Minister of Industry of Nigeria. He is Honorary Life President of the west and central Africa Ports Management Association, and a member of various Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria. He is a member of the UNIDO International Business Advisory Council, the Ghana Investors Advisory Council and the OECD Africa Investment Advisory Board. He was elected Chairman of the NEPAD Business Group in March 2002. Dr. Tukur serves as Chairman of Advisory Board at Africa investor Ltd. and also serves as chairman of the board at African Investment Advisory. Dr. Tukur was awarded the Doctorate Degree of Law (Honoris Causa) by Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria and is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria. He also has an MSc from the University of Pittsburgh He was awarded the National Honour of the Commander of the Order of the Mono (COM), and the National Honour of the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in recognition of his contribution to business in Africa. He holds the traditional title of Tafidan Adamawa and Wakilin Ganye in Adamawa State.[1]
With the support of President Goodluck Jonathan, Tukur was elected as National Chairman of the PDP, Nigeria's governing party, in March 2012.[2]
Faction within his party
On 31 August 2013, the chairmanship of Bamanga was openly challenged when seven governors, including Nyako from Adamawa state, 22 senators and 57 members of House Representatives, all from the PDP, were led by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to declare a 'New PDP' with Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje as its chairman. The governors were:
- Murtala Nyako from Adamawa State,
- Sule Lamido of Jigawa State,
- Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State,
- Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State,
- Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State,
- Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers Stateand
- Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto State.
On 15 January 2014, Bamanga Tukur resigned as Chairman of the PDP. Tukur had insisted that he would not resign, saying that it was only the party's convention that could remove him, but he was said to have been pressured to resign by his son, Anwal.
References
- ^ "Alhaji Tukur: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". 14 August 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "The President tightens up", Africa Confidential, volume 53, number 7, 30 March 2012.
- William Reno, Warlord politics and African states, Lynne Rienner Publishers; (July 1999). ISBN 1-55587-883-0
- Aiele, Obi (1 September 2007). "Alhaji Bamanga Tukur – the Business Face of Africa". allAfrica.com. Leaders & Company Limited. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
- "Dr Alhaji Bamanga Tukur". Ai Index Awards. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
