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Meet Senator George Akume, Nominated For Ministerial Position From Benue State by Freestyl(m): 9:25pm On Jul 23, 2019
George Akume (born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . He was the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He was also the Governor of Benue State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was the first Governor of Benue State to have completed two terms in office. He was elected governor of Benue State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was then elected to the Senate.

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).

Until his nomination, He was the Vice Chairman in charge of North, APC Presidential Campaign Organization and worked tirelessly for President Buhari’s victory in 2019, a venture that consumed his own senatorial election.

BACKGROUND
George Akume obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan . He became a career civil servant who rose to the apex of the professional career ladder as a permanent secretary. He now resides in Abuja, Nigeria.

POLITICAL CAREER
In 1999, he became governor of Benue State and served two terms. He won elections to represent the people of Benue as a senator for Benue North-West in Nigeria's senate.

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. He was again re-elected to the senate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 and was the chairman senate committee on army and a ranking member of senate.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Akume

Re: Meet Senator George Akume, Nominated For Ministerial Position From Benue State by Freestyl(m): 9:26pm On Jul 23, 2019
Congratulations to a buffalo soldier!
Re: Meet Senator George Akume, Nominated For Ministerial Position From Benue State by NwaAmaikpe: 9:33pm On Jul 23, 2019
shocked



George Akume is a man celebrated for his expertise in failure.
He always succeeds to fail in whatever assignment he takes up.

He is in the right team.

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Re: Meet Senator George Akume, Nominated For Ministerial Position From Benue State by hisexcellency34: 9:34pm On Jul 23, 2019
I heard the man can drink anything even if it is urine
Re: Meet Senator George Akume, Nominated For Ministerial Position From Benue State by Smithkafors(m): 9:56pm On Jul 23, 2019
We are in serious problem in this country....almost all tge senators are either former governors or senators....no new breed.We are just not serious in this country,and the youths are praising them.

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