Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur, a prominent businessman, politician, and technocrat, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2026, after an illness, just three days short of his 91st birthday. Born on September 15, 1935, in Jada, Adamawa State, Tukur studied Transport and Economics at the London School of Economics in 1965 and later pursued postgraduate studies in Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. He first rose to prominence in 1975 when he was appointed General Manager and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), during a time of severe congestion at Apapa Port in Lagos. His death marks the end of a long and colourful life of one of Nigeria's prominent public figures.
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