George Akume
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George Akume is a Nigeria
n politician, a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party
(PDP). He was governor of Benue State
in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 and was then elected to the Senate.
Akume was reelected Senator for Benue NW in the April 2011 elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
. 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.
Akume was reelected Senator for Benue NW 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.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician, a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP). He was governor of Benue State
Benue State
Benue is a state in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa...
in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 and was then elected to the Senate.
Akume was reelected Senator for Benue NW in the April 2011 elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Background
George Akume obtained a Bachelor's degree In Sociology and a Master's Degree In Labour Relations From the University of IbadanUniversity of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
. 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
Despite being one of the longest running governors of the state, the capital Makurdi and other local government areas were left worse off than when he arrived in terms of infrastructural development and state GDP. In 2007, he won elections to represent the people of Benue as a senator for Benue North West in Nigeria's legislative arm of government.Akume was reelected Senator for Benue NW 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.