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How APC used, dumped George Akume – Tiv youths

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2021 0

The Tiv Youth Organization, TYO, Worldwide, on Sunday, said George Akume, the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, has been used and dumped by the All Progressives Congress, APC. Timothy Hembaor, President General of TYO, was reacting to the decision of the APC in the North

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Benue National Assembly caucus blasts Akume, demands he apologizes to Tor Tiv

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

The Benue state caucus in the National Assembly has condemned the verbal attacks on the Chairman of the Benue state Council of Chiefs and the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume. The caucus noted that the Tiv monarch must be respected without any preconditions […]

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Benue: Traditional council knocks Akume over attack on Tor Tiv

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

Tiv traditional council has condemned the recent verbal attack against the Tor Tiv by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, describing it as sacrilegious and unacceptable. The Ter Ikyor and Chairman of Second Class Traditional Rulers in Tiv land, Chief Thomas Jam Gbinde, who led the royal fathers in condemnation […]

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Account for N2bn you misappropriated, Agerzua tells Akume

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, yesterday accused Senator George Akume of diverting N2 billion from the state coffers while serving as governor to prosecute his senate ambition. Mr. Agerzua also accused the former Benue governor of arrogating to himself powers of a god saying his fight against Governor […]

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Sen Akume wins Benue North-West senatorial primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2018 0

Former Senate Minority Leader, Sen. George Akume, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue North-West senatorial district’s ticket. Chief Mutiu Are, the APC’s Electoral Committee Chairman in the district, announced the result on Wednesday. Akume, who represented the district four times at the senate, was returned unopposed. Are, who conducted the election by

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How Akume’s overbearing attitude forced Ortom to dump APC

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2018 0

…May head for SDP New revelations have indicated that the embattled Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) following his soiled relationship with his estranged godfather, Senator George Akume, over who should be in-charge of the state. A top source, who confided in The Daily Times, said that Akume had threatened […]

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APC Bigwigs Meet Today to Resolve Zoning Issues

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

The National Executive Committee, NEC of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be meeting today to resolve the issues outstanding from the zoning of principal office positions in the party as recommended by the National Working Committee, NWC of the party last week. The deliberation of the party’s highest decision making body is expected to […]