Governors elected on the platform the
Peoples Democratic Party met in
Abuja on Friday night and agreed that
the National Chairman of the party,
Bamanga Tukur, be given an
ambassadorial position to ease him
out of office.
The meeting of the governors, it was
gathered, was aimed at preparing
their final position which they would
table before President Goodluck
Jonathan.
Tukur, who has vowed not to resign
from his position, is being seen as the
major problem bedevilling the ruling
party.
The former governor of old Gongola
State was at the State House to
confer with the President on the crisis
rocking the party on Wednesday,
where he told reporters that there was
no basis for him to resign.
The President was said to have
invited him to defend himself against
several accusations levelled against
him about the running of the party by
the governors and also inform him
about their calls for him to resign.
It was however learnt that the
governors had made up their mind
that the embattled national chairman
should leave office, however, they
have not decided on which state
should produce his replacement.
While others said Adamawa State
should be allowed to provide his
replacement, others were said to
have preferred that his replacement
should come for either Borno or Yobo
states.
One of sources at the meeting said
the governors would prefer Tukur’s
replacement to come from states
being run by the opposition.
All the states, including Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe are in the North-East,
where the position of national
chairman is zoned to.
One of the governors, who was at the
meeting told reporters in confidence
in Abuja, “We have agreed that the
man must leave office. That is
unanimous and we said okay let him
be made an ambassador. We hope
the President will listen to us this
time around.”
He said the recommendation was
aimed at giving Tukur what he called
“soft landing”, adding that if this was
not done, the fortune of the party
would continue to dwindle ahead of
2015 general election.
Other issues that would dominate the
PDP Governors meeting with the
President include the letter by the
former President Olusegun Obasanjo
and the management of the economy,
especially against the background of
the letter by the Governor of Central
Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido
Sanusi, that the NNPC had refused to
remit over $49.8bn to the federation
account.
Also, the non holding of the meeting
of the National Economic Council, it
was gathered, would form part of the
meeting.
http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-govs-recommend-ambassador-job-for-tukur/

Look at how old this man called Tukur looks?

Why would someone close to his grave be PDP Chairman? The same with Anehni who is about 85 years and still directing traffic at PDP secretariat.

ceo4eva: YES, I totally Agree with the PDP. With Immediate Effect, Tukur should be made an Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria.

Seriously? lol

After losing 5 governors to the opposition camp and still counting? I wish this people understand that their problem now is not longer Tukur.
Nigerians are getting more interested in politics, so how you impact on their lives positively is what matters and not ringmaroling.
Make your party transparent to all your members that is all.

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Haba Nigeria! How can you be talking about ambassadorial position for a man who is close to 80 years? These people don't even care about the image of Nigeria outside at all.. Smh. In a sane environment people of Baba Tukur and Anenih's age should be in their family houses settling funny disputes among grandchildren,great-grandchildren, telling them stories and enjoying their last days.. Must they die in office? Smh

I see he enjoys making trouble . Send him to Afghanistan,he ll enjoy it in Kandahaar

Make the man go home ,j are.

Na only him God like? Where did they send Audu Ogbe, Ogbulafor, Gemade, Nwodo,Lar to?

Let him go back to African Round Table, where he came from. Since he left nothing happened there. It was a lame duck set up anyway..
or...special adviser on untra party conflict....

Ambassador ... no way... he should taste his own medicine... go back to Adamawa and campaign for his son's gubermatorial ambition...

This man is a sore thumb... gruff and odious aura.. negative vibes in short

that a tactics to get rid of an unwanted politician! dt position makes one irrelevant in home politics

I suggest Iceland. Let the cold finish off the good-for-nothing a-hole.

But on a second thought, he shouldn't be removed, his destiny is to balkanize and destroy PDP. That's not fully fulfilled yet.

skyfall: I suggest Iceland. Let the cold finish off the good-for-nothing a-hole.

But on a second thought, he shouldn't be removed, his destiny is to balkanize and destroy PDP. That's not fully fulfilled yet.

Cool suggestion

I nominate him for Nigeria's Ambassador to Afghanistan.

Is it any wonder that our embassies around the world are renowned for maladministration and corrupt practices, when the likes of Bamanga Tukur are the best we have to offer?

eGuerrilla: Is it any wonder that our embassies around the world are renowned for maladministration and corrupt practices, when the likes of Bamanga Tukur are the best we have to offer?

The embassies are filled with people that have very electoral value to PDP...those that they they need on ground.

ceo4eva: YES, I totally Agree with the PDP. With Immediate Effect, Tukur should be made an Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria.

Or Central African Republic.
Remember, charity begins at home!!

The end of Tukur's political career is near! When Mr Bello voluntarily left the PDP Nat. Chairmanship position for a minisiterial job, he was made the minister of defence without any screening from the senate! He was made to bow before the senate, and as per PDP Nat. Chairman, but when the country seemed not to be secured under him, he was removed by GEJ.

So, I won't be surprised, if Tukur is made an ambassador today, and tomorrow he's sacked, because Nigerians are no longer safe in that country.