The immediate past National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bamanga
Tukur has been appointed Chairman of the
Board of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
The news was announced by the Special
Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Sam
Nwaobasi.
President Goodluck Jonathan has also approved
the appointment of Ghaji Ismaila Bello as
Director General of the National Population
Commission with effect from January 8, 2014.
Commenting on Mr. Tukur's resignation last
Thursday, President Jonathan said:
"(...) Let us really thank the working committee
led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. They have done
very well. He didn't just wake up to be
chairman of our party, he has paid his dues. He
had held several offices and worked for this
country and he has done very well.
"For us to make sure that we rest these issues,
the party chairman agreed to step aside. ...
Myself and the chairman will go to the State
House for some issues that we need to discuss.
He is not guilty in anyway. I am going to give
him a tougher job than that of party chairman."
It will be recalled that Mr. Tukur (b. 1935)
resigned from his duties as the National
Chairman of the PDP last week, and was
replaced on Monday by former Bauchi governor
Adamu Mu'azu.
Mr. Tukur succeeds Kawu Baraje as the NRC
chairman. Mr. Baraje resigned amidst the PDP
crisis in late 2013. A former factional chairman
of the PDP, he has defected to the opposition,
the All Progressives Congress.
President Jonathan is currently away in Davos,
Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.
Earlier today, it was revealed that he officially
introduced the list of ministerial candidates
to the Senate.
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