He is well respected locally and nationally, and he has the ear of President Goodluck Jonathan. However, the ambition of Bamanga Tukur to become the next national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing the toughest opposition from the most unlikely quarters – his own family.

Sources told NEXT that Mr Tukur, a former governor of old Gongola State and head of the African Business Roundtable, is facing quiet but insistent opposition from some family members who feel that the septuagenarian is usurping the chances of his own children who have ambitions of their own.

“They just think it was time he stopped running for public office so they could run themselves,” said a close family source who does not want his name in print. “His children particularly think the state would not nominate them for appointment into any high office when their own father is already being considered for the national chairmanship job.”

One of the sons, whose name was originally on the list submitted by the state chapter of the PDP for consideration for minister or board position, was particularly unhappy with his father’s chairmanship bid. He told friends that the development may have jeopardised his chances of becoming a minister in Mr Jonathan’s cabinet.

“He said if his father were not so keen on pursuing a job at his age, the state would have submitted his (the son’s) name for appointment as minister. But now he would be lucky to get a lowly board membership job,” said the family friend.

Mr Tukur, 76, has been in public service for nearly 40 years and has a formidable curriculum vitae. He was general manager of the Nigeria Ports Authority in the 70s, leaving in 1982 to contest elections and becoming the governor of then Gongola State (comprising present day Adamawa and Taraba States) in 1983. His tenure lasted all of three months when the Muhammadu Buhari coup terminated that republic. He has also been minister for agriculture, and industry; presidential candidate of National Republican Convention; former member of PDP board of trustees; Chairman of Africa Practice group; Executive President of African Business Roundtable; and Chairman of NEPAD business group, among others.

“Regarding my pedigree,” said Mr Tukur in a recent interview, “the records speak for themselves.”

Family sources, however, say it was high time he left the public stage for his children, many of whom have already acquired the knowledge and the experience to keep the Tukur name flourishing.


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they are all thieves, now give a Bleep.

OMG
Typical African family
When did the "old" Tukur stop the "younger" Tukur from achieving success as an accountant, engineer, physician, teacher, or even a businessman. Why must every nuthead think that political office is the only way to fullfill ones life ambition