The immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has said he will remain in active politicking till his last moment on earth.
Dr. Tukur was reacting to a publication in one of the national newspapers captioned, “Politicians Jonathan retired” with the sub-title “PDP leaders whose lights fade with President’s defeat” in which his name and picture appeared.
According to Dr. Tukur in a statement signed by his special adviser on media, Prince Oliver Okpala that he is in politics to serve the nation and give his best to the nation and does not see any reason for retirement when the nation is in dare need of the experience and wisdom of veteran politicians and elder statesman of his like.
The elder statesman remarked that, “Politics is a game in which individuals choose on their own to participate and be involved and so the issue of retirement does not arise”.
He said that he will remain in politics in order to continue to advise our young politicians on the need to institutionalize party discipline, supremacy and internal democracy in our body politics.
Dr. Tukur emphasized that so long as things has not been put in its rightful place and perspective, elder statesmen like him will remain in politics to bring sanity and show the way forward to our young politicians.
The elder statesman advised young politicians to always seek and corporate with elder statesmen in terms of advise and performance in the overall interest of the corporate existence of our country Nigeria.
People’s Daily
