Bamanga Tukur Takes Bash Ali’s Case To Jonathan

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Bamanga Tukur, CON, has taken the case of World Boxing Federation, WBF, Nigerian champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali fondly called Bashi Ali to President Goodluck Jonathan for the Federal Government’s intervention to help actualise his dream Guniness Book of World Record Fight in Nigeria.

Bashi Ali had tried fruitlessly to secure a Nigerian venue for his World Boxing Championship against Gunn Bobby of United States of America without any success due to lack of funds. The proposed fight is for the Guinness Book of World Record to register the Oldest Fighters in cruiser weight category.

Tukur, Tafidan Adamawa, in a letter to President Jonathan said he had discussed the matter with Bash Ali and he is convinced that Nigeria would benefit immensely from the publicity which the fight will generate,stressing that the PDP would gain a lot by associating with such a sporting event.

Tukur, Tafidan Adamawa, in a letter to President Jonathan said: “I have discussed the matter with him (Bash Ali) and I am convinced that Nigeria will benefit immensely from the publicity which the fight will generate.

 I am also convinced that our great party, the PDP will gain a lot by associating with such a sporting event.

 In the circmustance, Your Excellency, I have no hestitation in endorsing that our country sponsors the fight.

The PDP boss called on Jonathan to consider the proposal sent by Bash Ali to the Presidency on the staging of the world title fight in Nigeria and concluded in the letter that “it is my earnest hope and prayer that Your Excellency will cause the appropriate Ministry to consider the proposal with favour.”