| George Akume | |
| Office: | Secretary to the Government of the Federation |
| President: | Bola Tinubu |
| Term Start: | 7 June 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Boss Mustapha |
| Office1: | Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs |
| President1: | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Term Start1: | 21 August 2019 |
| Term End1: | 29 May 2023 |
| Successor1: | Zephaniah Jisalo |
| Office2: | Senator for Benue North-West |
| Term Start2: | 5 June 2007 |
| Term End2: | 9 June 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Fred Orti |
| Successor2: | Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev |
| Office3: | Senate Minority Leader |
| Term Start3: | 6 June 2011 |
| Term End3: | 6 June 2015 |
| Successor3: | Godswill Akpabio |
| Office4: | Governor of Benue State |
| Deputy4: | Ogiri Ajene |
| Term Start4: | 29 May 1999 |
| Term End4: | 29 May 2007 |
| Predecessor4: | Dominic Oneya |
| Successor4: | Gabriel Suswam |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1953 |
| Party: | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
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| Spouse: | Regina Akume |
| Residence: | Abuja |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ibadan |
George Akume (; born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is the 21st and current Secretary to the Government of the Federation.[1] He served as Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2019 to 2023, during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.[2] He was the Senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District between 2007 and 2019.[3] He was also the Minority Leader of the Senate from June 2011 to June 2015. He served as the Governor of Benue State from May 1999 to May 2007.[4]
Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria. He won another term in 2015 but lost to Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev of the PDP in 2019. On 23 July 2019, President Buhari nominated Akume to serve as the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Akume obtained a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Labour Relations from the University of Ibadan.[4]
In 1999, Akume became governor of Benue State and served two terms of four years. In 2007, he won election to represent the people of Benue as a senator for Benue North-West in Nigeria's senate.[4] Akume was re-elected Senator for Benue North-West in the April 2011 elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform. He polled 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. He was chairman senate committee on army and a ranking member of senate.
Akume was nominated and confirmed a minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria by Muhammadu Buhari.[5] On 2 June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).[6]
George Akume is married to Regina Akume, a member of the House of Representative.[7]