George Akume

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George Akume
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
Assumed office
7 June 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Preceded byBoss Mustapha
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
In office
21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Succeeded byZephaniah Jisalo
Senator for Benue North-West
In office
5 June 2007 – 9 June 2019
Preceded byFred Orti
Succeeded byEmmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev
Senate Minority Leader
In office
6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015
Succeeded byGodswill Akpabio
Governor of Benue State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
DeputyOgiri Ajene
Preceded byDominic Oneya
Succeeded byGabriel Suswam
Personal details
Born (1953-12-27) 27 December 1953 (age 70)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseRegina Akume
ResidenceAbuja
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.georgeakume.com

George Akume ((Listenⓘ); born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is the 21st and current Secretary to the Government of the Federation, appointed by President Bola Tinubu.[1] He served as Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs during the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2023.[2] He was the Senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2019.[3] He was also the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He served as the Governor of Benue State from May 1999 to May 2007.[4]

Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria. He won another term in 2015 but lost to Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev of the PDP in 2019. On 23 July 2019, President Buhari nominated Akume to serve as the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs.[5]

Early life and education[edit]

Akume obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan. He now resides in Abuja, Nigeria.[4]

Political career[edit]

Career in state government[edit]

In 1999, Akume became governor of Benue State and served two terms of four years. He won elections to represent the people of Benue as a senator for Benue North-West in Nigeria's senate.[4] Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform. He polled 261,726 votes, defeating Terngu Tsegba of the PDP who won 143,354 votes.[5] He was again re-elected to the senate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. He was chairman senate committee on army and a ranking member of senate.

Career in national government[edit]

Akume was nominated and confirmed a minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria by Muhammadu Buhari. On 2 June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

Personal life[edit]

He is married with children.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tinubu Swears in George Akume as SGF". Nigeria Info, Let's Talk!. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "APC National Convention: I've no running battle with EFCC ― Akume". Vanguard News. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Akume receives PDP defectors, assures equal opportunities in APC". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Sen. George Akume". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi and Yusufu Aminu (28 April 2011). "Benue youths protest governorship poll result". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.


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