Alhaji bamanga tukur biography of william
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Alhaji bamanga tukur biography of william
Bamanga Tukur
Nigerian businessman and politician
Bamanga Tukur (CON) (born 15 September ) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as Minister for Industries in the administration of General Sani Abacha during the s.
He is one of the high-profile civil servants and military officers who acquired large areas of farmland along the various River Basin authorities. He is currently life patron of ABR. He was president of the Africa Business Roundtable in From March to January , Tukur was National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Life and career
Bamanga Tukur is a resident of Adamawa State and was once the governor of the old Gongola State, which encompassed Adamawa and Taraba States. He was also a member of the board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He came to national attention in the mids, as the general manager of the Nigerian Ports Authority, it was a time the agency was having problems with congestion as a result of a massi