Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has finally thrown in the towel. This is coming just hours after News Express broke the story that his fate had been sealed by State Chairmen of the party, who last night rose from a crucial meeting in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, with a resolution that he must go.

“With this development, there appears to be no hope of survival for Tukur, who was yesterday abandoned to his fate by the PDP National Working Committee (NWC),” News Express had reported.

Minutes ago, THE PUNCH quoted a senior member of the PDP NWC as saying that President Goodluck Jonathan will inform the meeting of the National Caucus of the party tonight in Abuja about the development.

“With the resignation, Tukur has escaped being suspended from the party by the members of the NWC if he had refused to resign,” THE PUNCH reported, adding: “Tukur was to be suspended by about eight members of the NWC, while the National Executive Committee of the party would ratify his suspension on Thursday.”

•Photo shows Bamanga Tukur.