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Maybe is jhst an insinuation but here is the point. A three time Senator representing Zone B & former governor of Benue state, George Akume is set o distribute branded shoes and slippers to his constituents ahead of his campaigns for 2019 elections. According to several reports, the vehicles were spotted with the branded materials over the weekend in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. However, the lawmaker who is an All Progressive Congress senator failed to include the the party logo on his branded vehicles, shoes and slippers which clearly suggest that he may be planning on dumping his party soon. What do you guys think? See more photos below…

Senator George Akume, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari that his people are not happy with him for his cold reaction over the killing of his kinsmen in the state. Akume recalled that Benue people overwhelmingly voted for Buhari in 2015 despite the fact the then Senate President, David Mark, who is a member of the PDP hailed from the state. He called on the president to help end the killings of citizens in the state. The former governor said,  “Your Excellency, you could recall that Senator David Mark was Senate President while Suswam was the Chief Security of the State, yet the Tiv people voted for you in 2015. “We have no federal project in Benue State, Ortom does not make law, Benue People made the law, JS Tarka fought for the unity of our country Nigeria, Mr. President the Tiv people are not happy about your reaction towards the killing of Tiv farmers by Fulani herdsman.”

The year of general election is sixteen months away. However, politicians have deserted sleep and busy strategizing ahead of 2019. Consultations are going on as well as alignments and re-alignments across the Federation. In Benue State like other states of the Federation, there are some major political actors to watch. SAMUEL IORAER ORTOM: Former Minister of State for Trade and Investment, and incumbent governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is a politician with the structure and platform to launch any ambition. His political expertise is noteworthy and can not be ignored. In 2015, using the solid structure of George Akume, he contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and defeated the anointed candidate of the PDP, Prince Terhmen Tarzoor on the strengths of the wind of change and inability of his predecessor to pay salaries of civil servants in the State. Today, Ortom is faced with a similar challenge of salaries arrears and the Akume political structure is no lo...

Distinguished Senator George Akume was caught on tape saying they are not able to pay workers salaries and some animals are saying rubbish.  He also accused his successor, Gabriel Suswam who is now former that he and his cohort are the ones who fixed names of people on payroll. Below are word by words of what he was saying to his supporters as they continue to clap for him; When i was governor of Benue state. It never happened.  Why some rogues are operating everywhere. Making a lot of irresponsible comments. If Ortom pays ,i have paid. I brought in Suswam and he paid. I think, we are all committed to the success of this administration.  Akume, wants to bring somebody, my own job is to use my resources to bring party. We work hard as opposition politician , brought in ACN, we defeated the rogues PDP because of the Nigerian factor we couldn't collect our mandate. I expanded that  to APC and brought in Ortom.  He continued,  Akume is bringing ...

The Women of Jemgbagh extraction in Zone B Senatorial District of Benue State have declared that anyone fighting their son, North Central Leader of the APC, Senator Dr. George Akume was warring against God's anointed and would be served the highest degree of shame.

There are rumors that all is not well with the APC Benue state chapter. Where some politicians have been accused of enriching their immediate families leaving the Benue people to savour the pains of chanting Changgggeee. Well, all still is a rumor, but  this little piece written by a staunch supporter of  the former Benue governor,  Dr George Akume  seem to confirm the broken link amongst the members of the ruling party in the state. . Read it below by Akaah Manesseh Akaah ; He had the opportunity to make his family the richest in Benue and owners of conglomerates but he never did, he had the opportunity to build the best houses for himself and family as well as a befitting governors house but he went for judges quarters,owner occupier housing estate,he had the opportunity to build the best private hospital for himself but he went for the college of health sciences,university teaching hospital and general hospitals for LGs in the state to bring the best prac...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, leader in Benue State and Senator representing the Benue Nort h East senatorial district, Dr George Akume, has appealed to those who contested for the Tor Tiv stool in the last exercise not to resort to litigation.

By Yemi Itodo ​Former deputy governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and frontline oppositionist in Benue State, Alhaji Usman Abubakar (a.k.a Young Alhaji) has revealed the role he played in making sure the All Progressive Congress (APC) became the ruling party in Benue State.

Senator George Akume of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has been said to be involved in secret plot to ouster Governor Samuel Ortom in 2019.  The the APC yesterday exonerated the leader of the party, Senator Akume of plots to replace Governor Samuel Ortom, The party condemned widespread reports that its State Working Committee (SWC) had held meetings with Akume to plot the fall of Governor Samuel Ortom, in the general elections. State Chairman of the party, Abba Yaro, who stated this while speaking with journalists in Makurdi, described such plot as untrue, adding that even if such plot was ever mooted, it will not see the light of the day, considering the cordial relationship between the former governor and his political godson. “I know that both Senator Akume and Ortom are still very cordial and both of them are grass root mobilisers that have unbreakable relationship vis-a-vis the party. So, if any group is ganging up, it me...

It is not entirely strange that trees have long provided shelter for pupils in some parts of the country but in Benue State, chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board or SUBEB, Dr. Philip Tachin has said the practice must stop forthwith. On a tour of projects being built or rehabilitated in the state schools, Tachin found pupils studying under a mango tree because classrooms were inadequate. The SUBEB chair seized the opportunity to urge contractors handling school projects to expedite action and save children the agony of learning under trees, among other inconveniences. In some places, Tachin read the riot act, saying any contractor who did a shoddy job or was lazy would not be paid until the work was redone or finished according to schedule. He, alongside management and members of a special task force, inspected projects whose contracts were awarded under the UBEC/Benue State Government intervention funds for the years 2012 to 2015. In the state’s north...

By Terna Doki Let me begin by pleading for pardon from Senator George Akume’s political loyalists and supporters who may not be comfortable with my submissions.

By Prince Yemi Itodo Even though I said I’m a changed man and would no longer analyze Benue State; when it gets to a point that I can’t keep quiet, I will react.

There was pandemonium yesterday, as gunmen attacked Tyotyu in Tarka Local Government of Benue State, burning houses and stealing property.

Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has advised those planning to separate him from Senator George Akume not to waste their time as the former governor would continue to be his leader and father.

The HAF Hotel shut by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) last week for tax default was not owned by Senator George Akume, his aide said yesterday. FIRS, in a statement last week, attributed the ownership of the hotel to the former Benue State governor. But a statement yesterday by Mrs Becky Orpin, special adviser to Senator Akume, said: “We wish to make it clear that HAF Haven Hotel is not owned by Senator Akume but by Hope Alive Foundation (HAF), an independent action-oriented Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). It was incorporated in 2002 with a board of directors. “Senator Akume, given his humanitarian disposition to the disadvantaged, only identifies with the ideals for which HAF was incorporated. “Hope Alive Foundation is a charitable non-profit foundation that takes care of widows, orphans and the physically-challenged in Benue State. It feeds and provides homes and workable skills to the underprivileged, and awards scholarships to indigent students. “Un...