George Akume information

George Akume
George Akume
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 June 2023
President	Bola Tinubu
Preceded by	Boss Mustapha
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
	In office; 21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
President	Muhammadu Buhari
Succeeded by	Zephaniah Jisalo
Senator for Benue North-West
	In office; 5 June 2007 – 9 June 2019
Preceded by	Fred Orti
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev
Senate Minority Leader
	In office; 6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015
Succeeded by	Godswill Akpabio
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 (age 70)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political; affiliations	Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2010); Action Congress of Nigeria (2010–2013);
Spouse	Regina Akume
Residence	Abuja
Alma mater	University of Ibadan
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.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]

^ "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.
^ "Sen. George Akume". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference Nation20110428 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[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.

[nassnig-4] "Sen. George Akume". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[Nation20110428-5] Cite error: The named reference Nation20110428 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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George Akume

Secretary to the Government of the Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2023
President	Bola Tinubu
Preceded by	Boss Mustapha
Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs
In office 21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
President	Muhammadu Buhari
Succeeded by	Zephaniah Jisalo
Senator for Benue North-West
In office 5 June 2007 – 9 June 2019
Preceded by	Fred Orti
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev
Senate Minority Leader
In office 6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015
Succeeded by	Godswill Akpabio
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	(1953-12-27) 27 December 1953 (age 70)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political affiliations	Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2010) Action Congress of Nigeria (2010–2013)
Spouse	Regina Akume
Residence	Abuja
Alma mater	University of Ibadan
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.georgeakume.com