‘Man of big ideas’ – Tinubu mourns elder statesman, Bamanga Tukur
As Executive President of the African Business Roundtable and Chairman of the NEPAD Business Group, he was a relentless advocate for intra-African trade, private sector-led growth and sustainable development.
President Tinubu recalled Tukur’s colourful foray into politics during the Second Republic, which led to his election as governor of the old Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba states) in 1983.
The President said he was a towering figure whose distinguished career spanned public administration, governance, industry, politics and pan-African business leadership.
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