Browsing: Senator George Akume

The news of the appointment of the former governor of Benue state, three terms Senator and the immediate past Minister of special duties as the new Secretary to  government of the Federation came as a big surprise to many albeit a surprise as delightful as an unexpected Christmas present. The appointment was a masterly performance by President Tinubu, a political tactician whose adroitness always stands him out as a politician and an administrator. Beside being a round peg in a round hole, SGF Akume is a ready answer to the age long question of balancing the ethno-religious and regional hegemony of Nigeria, perhaps, the most delicate aspect of the schedule of a Nigerian president.

The appointment of the former Governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume as the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was described as an excellent wisdom that has started driving well his administration.