George Akume
George Akume | |
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Governor of Benue State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Deputy | Ogiri Ajene |
| Preceded by | Dominic Oneya |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Suswam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1953 |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Regina Akume |
| Residence | Abuja |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
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Early life and education
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
Career in state government
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
Akume was nominated and confirmed a minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria by Muhammadu Buhari. On 2 June 2023, President
Personal life
He is married with children.
See also
References
- ^ "Tinubu Swears in George Akume as SGF". Nigeria Info, Let's Talk!. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "APC National Convention: I've no running battle with EFCC ― Akume". Vanguard News. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Akume receives PDP defectors, assures equal opportunities in APC". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sen. George Akume". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ 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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