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Encyclopedia > George Akume

George Akume (b. 27 December 1953) has been governor of Benue State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ...



Current governors of Nigerian states

Abia: Orji Uzor Kalu
Adamawa: Boni Haruna
Akwa Ibom: Victor Attah
Anambra: Chris Ngige
Bauchi: Adamu Mu'azu
Bayelsa: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
Benue: George Akume
Borno: Ali Modo Sheriff
Cross River: Donald Duke
Delta: James Ibori
Ebonyi: Sam Egwu
Edo: Lucky Igbinedion
The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Abia State, Nigeria, is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. ... Boni Haruna (b. ... Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ... Anambra is a state in east-central Nigeria. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Adamu Muazu Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Muazu (b. ... Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ... Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha (b. ... Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ... Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ... Ali Modu Sheriff has been governor of Borno State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Donald Duke Donald Duke (born 30 September 1961 in Calabar) has been the Governor of Cross River State since 1999. ... All the main characters (except the man on the left) Delta State is a Canadian cartoon, based on a comic book, featuring four amnesiac roommates with the ability to enter the Delta State, an ethereal realm. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ... Sam Ominyi Egwu (b. ... Edo State is a state in Nigeria. ...

Ekiti: Ayo Fayose
Enugu: Chimaroke Nnamani
Gombe: Mohammed Danjuma Goje
Imo: Achike Udenwa
Jigawa: Saminu Turaki
Kaduna: Ahmed Makarfi
Kano: Ibrahim Shekarau
Katsina: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Kebbi: Adamu Aliero
Kogi: Ibrahim Idris
Kwara: Bukola Saraki
Lagos: Bola Tinubu
Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ... Peter Ayodele Fayose (b. ... Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Chimaroke Nnamani Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani (EBEANO) (b. ... Gombe is a State in Nigeria. ... Imo is a state in Nigeria. ... Achike Udenwa (born 1948) is the governor of Imo State, Nigeria. ... Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... Ahmed Makarfi Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (b. ... Kano State, a commercial and agricultural state, is located in north-central Nigeria. ... Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ... Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Adamu Aliero Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Aliero (born 1959?) has been governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ... Kogi State - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ... Dr. Bukola Saraki (b. ... Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967. ... Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (b. ...

Nassarawa: Abdullahi Adamu
Niger: Abdulkadir Kure
Ogun: Gbenga Daniel
Ondo: Olusegun Agagu
Osun: Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Oyo: Rasheed Ladoja
Plateau: Joshua Dariye
Rivers: Peter Odili
Sokoto: Attahiru Bafarawa
Taraba: Jolly Nyame
Yobe: Bukar Ibrahim
Zamfara: Ahmed Sani Yerima
Nassarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. ... Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu (b. ... Abdulkadir Kure has been governor of Niger State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Otunba Gbenga Daniel (b. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on February 3, 1976 from the former Western region. ... Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ... Oyo State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ... Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ... Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa (b. ... Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ... Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ... Bukar Abba Ibrahim Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim (b. ... Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ... Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima (b. ...


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Road to Govt House 2007: Will an Idoma succeed Akume in Benue? - OnlineNigeria.com (6710 words)
Afterall in 2003, they voted overwhelmingly for George Akume, the incumbent governor to return for a second term with the understanding that the man would be on their side when the time comes to choose the next governor.
Akume and Obasanjo are said not to be close pals any longer, especially after the ouster of Chief Audu Ogbeh, a Benue man and Akume’s person as national chairman of the PDP.
Loyalty to Akume or at least his power bloc is also a strong factor, little wonder then that most of the aspirants are desperately trying to worm their ways into the heart of the governor, struggling to outdo one another to be in his good books.
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