Kwara State Governor , Amb. Ginika Tor ,Tien Jack-Rich and twelve others to lead the SGF honoring committee
Central Planning Committee of the Reception dinner of the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), His Excellency, Senator Dr. George Akume CON has been announced.
The reception dinner of the SGF powered by friends of Sen. Dr. Akume and have assembled high profiled personalities to champion the organization of the reception dinner tagged “Celebration of an Icon.”
Members of the Central planning Committee include His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Kwara State Governor who is the Chairman of the Steering Committee, Chief Kanayo Okoye the Co-Chairman , Amb. Ginika Tor-Ijeomah as Secretary, Tien Jack-Rich as Head of Finance, Dr. Bello Maigari ,Co-Chairman Finance, Sir. Barr. Olusegun Adekunle, Head of Protocol, Rt. Hon. Omonbowale Idimogu, Head of Media & Publicity, Dr. Yusuf Maina-Bukar, Head of Welfare, Sen. Anthony Manzo, Head of Venue Committee, Hon. Maureen Agbo, Secretary of Venue Committee, Hon. Umar Tahir, Head of Accommodation Committee, Mr. Christopher Takar , Head of Security Committee, Dr. Bukola Bello Jaiyesimi, Head of Medical Team ,Mairo Al-Makura , Head of documentation Committee and Hon Mrs. Mbanumun D.Mwuese, Financial Secretary.
Sen. Dr. George Akume CON born 27 December 1953, a technocrat and politician who is the current 21st Secretary to the Government of the Federation, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akume obtained a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan. In 1999, he became the Governor of Benue State and served two terms of four years.
He won elections to represent the good people of Benue as a Senator for Benue North-West at the red chambers of the Senate in April 2011, running on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
He pulled 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 where he emerged Senate minority leader in the 7th Assembly. He was Chairman Senate committee on army and a ranking member of the Senate.
He was nominated and confirmed a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by former President Muhammadu Buhari where he served as the Honourable Minister for Special Duties and on the 2nd of June 2023.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Sen Akume Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Senator Akume is a man of impeccable attributes, he is humble, kind, resilient, result driven, articulate, competent and most importantly impactful. He is a developer of human resources and he has invested largely in human capital development Due to his humanitarian nature and dint of hardwork, Akume has been recognized by different organizations, political and social groups.
He played a vital role in ensuring the emergence of His Excellency, Sen. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, as President of Nigeria right from the primaries to the general elections until victory was actualized.
The reception is designed to celebrate his iconic attributes by his friends and it is scheduled to hold on the 17th of June 2023 , at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
