Bamanga Tukur
| Dr. Tafida Bamanga Muhammad Tukur CON Tafidan Adamawa |
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| Executive President of the African Business Roundtable and Chairman of the NEPAD Business Group | |
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In office 1975–1982 |
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| Governor of Gongola State | |
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In office October 1983 – December 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Wiberforce Juta |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Jega |
| National Chairman People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
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In office March 2012 – January 2014 |
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| Succeeded by | Adamu Mu'azu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1935 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Hajiya Fatima Tukur |
| Children | Hon. Awwal Tukur, Mrs Lami Danburam, Mrs Zainab Mustapha Jaji, Mahmud Bamanga Tukur, Mohammed Raji Fahad Tukur and others |
| Residence | Adamawa, Abuja |
| Occupation | People's Democratic Party (PDP) National chairman |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
| Religion | Islam |
Bamanga Tukur (CON) (born 15 September 1935) is a prominent Nigerian businessman and politician who served as Minister for Industries in the administration of General Sani Abacha during the 1990s. 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 as of 2012[update] the president of the Africa Business Roundtable. From March 2012 to January 2014, Tukur was National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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 mid-1970s, 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 massive cement importation scheme that was started at the twilight of Yakubu Gowon's administration. During his tenure, the government built a few more seaports to ease the transaction cost associated with shipping and to ensure adequate facilities for Nigeria's import and export needs.
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.
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