Some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have risen in defence of a national chairmanship aspirant and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, saying the former Benue state governor is being attacked by opponents because of his pro-people agenda for the APC.

Chief Philip Agbese, a leading House of Representatives aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to stop hallucinating over the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume. The UK-trained legal practioner’s reaction trails the former Senate President’s claim that […]

Senator George Akume, the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, says it is almost certain that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over the Benue Government House in 2023. Akume said this when he spoke at the end of the APC state congress in Makurdi on Sunday. He said that the successful conduct […]

By Tordue Salem The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, has said the contest for All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairmanship, is not a do-or-die affair by aspirants. Akume, a former governor of Benue said this in Abuja when he received members of Middlebelt Youth Vanguard, who named him the Grand […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has described as shocking the call by a former two term governor of the state and Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, for a state of emergency to be declared in Benue. Senator Akume who is the leader of the […]