| 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) |
| Otherparty: | Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2010) Action Congress of Nigeria (2010–2013) |
| 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.[5]
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.[5] 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.[6] On 2 June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).[7]
In May 2023, Akume was conferred Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.[8]
George Akume is married to Regina Akume, a member of the House of Representative.[9]