George Akume
George Akume 
listen (born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs.[1] He was a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[2] He was the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He was also the Governor of Benue State from May 1999 to May 2007. User the People's Democratic Party (PDP), he was the first Governor to have completed two terms in office in Benue State.[3]
George Akume | |
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| Senator for Benue North-West | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2015 | |
| Governor of Benue State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Dominic Oneya |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Suswam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1953 |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress(APC) |
| Website | www |
Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). He won another term in 2015 but lost to Senator Orke Jev of the PDP in 2019. On July 23, 2019, President Buhari nominated Akume to serve as a minister.[4]
Background
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.[3]
Political career
In 1999, he 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.[3] 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.[4] 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. He was nominated and confirmed a minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria by Muhammadu Buhari.
See also
References
- "APC National Convention: I've no running battle with EFCC ― Akume". Vanguard News. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- "Akume receives PDP defectors, assures equal opportunities in APC". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- "Sen. George Akume". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi and Yusufu Aminu (2011-04-28). "Benue youths protest governorship poll result". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
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