True to Blank NEWS Online earlier report on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, tittled “Breaking News: PDP National Chairman, Tukur Bows To Superior Pressure”, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has finally resigned.
Although Tukur’s pride had made him boast of that he was yet to throw in the towel, he had no option but to quit the stage when the noise of the ovation became too loud to bear.
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, announced that Bamanga Tukur had resigned his position as the National Chairman of the party, adding that the party would hold another National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday to select his replacement.
The president handed over Tukur’s resignation letter to the National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, at the meeting in Abuja, after Tukur had earlier in his remarks announced his readiness to step aside.
“He (Mr. Tukur) is not guilty of any offence and I am going to give him an assignment that is tougher than PDP chairman,” Jonathan said.
Presidency sources say that President Jonathan has allegedly promised to appoint Tukur as an Ambassador of an unnamed country.
The motion for the acceptance of Tukur’s resignation was said to have been moved by Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke and was seconded by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi, before it was accepted by the NEC.
