I’m not under pressure to resign – Tukur

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has stated that he’s not under any pressure to resign his position as chairman of the party.


In a statement he personally signed on Monday, Tukur said his relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan and other key party stakeholders remained cordial.

He attributed media reports indicating pressure on him to resign as the handiwork of those he described as “black legs” within and outside the ruling party.

The chairman said: “I am aware of the antics of some black legs in and out of the PDP who have been funding negative media reports on activities of the party both at the state and national levels. Such antics will amount to naught because no sponsor of such reports would go far.”

Alhaji Tukur expressed a firm belief that the Nigerian media have come of age in observing the tenets of the journalism profession anchored on fairness, thorough investigation and balancing of reports before publication.

According to him, national interest and cohesion are better promoted when the media report the truth at all times.

He expressed dismay that since he assumed office over a year ago, the media had made numerous failed predictions of his ouster, based on projections of those he referred to as enemies of the party.