Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, has announced his decision to quit active politics.
Tukur made this known at a lecture organised to mark his 80th birthday.
Speaking on his planned retirement, Tukur said: “I deem it fit to use this opportunity of my 80th birthday celebration to announce my retirement from partisan politics.
“It is time to say goodbye to formal politics. I have used several political platforms to serve my country.
“I leave partisan politics for the younger generation. I want to be a statesman and an adviser.
“At the age of 80, I feel I can serve our dear nation more in the capacity of a statesman and father figure.”
