TUKUR FINALLY RESIGNS

Reports reaching DailyPost indicates that the embattled national Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has officially tendered his resignation letter.

 

Confirming the report, a  senior member of a faction of the National Working Committee of the party told Punch in Abuja on Wednesday, that President Goodluck Jonathan will disclose the latest development to party  members at the meeting of the National Caucus of the party holding in Abuja tonight.


Tukur’s resignation has saved him the embarrassment of  being suspended from the party by the members of the NWC.

Already, there were plans by the National Working Committee and the National Executive Committee to suspend the embattled Chairman.
Report equally has it that The First Lady, Patience Jonathan is already making some moves to have the Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar appointed as the new party Chairman.

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