George Akume is a Nigerian politician who is the 21st and current Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
16 Facts About George Akume
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George Akume served as Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2019 to 2023, during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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George Akume was the Senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District between 2007 and 2019.
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George Akume was the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015.
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George Akume served as the Governor of Benue State from May 1999 to May 2007.
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George Akume won another term in 2015 but lost to Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev of the PDP in 2019.
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On 23 July 2019, President Buhari nominated George Akume to serve as the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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George Akume obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan.
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In 1999, George Akume became governor of Benue State and served two terms of four years.
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George Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria platform.
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George Akume polled 261,726 votes, defeating Terngu Tsegba of the PDP who won 143,354 votes.
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George Akume was again re-elected to the senate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2015.
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George Akume was chairman senate committee on army and a ranking member of senate.
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George Akume was nominated and confirmed a minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria by Muhammadu Buhari.
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In May 2023, George Akume was conferred Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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George Akume is married to Regina Akume, a member of the House of Representative.