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George Akume

Politician

George Akume is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	George Akume				[sources]
Other name	AKUME GEORGE ORPEL				[sources]
Birth date	1953-12-27				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Nigeria				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	georgeakume55@yahoo.com				[sources]
First name	George				[sources]
Phone	+2348038885656				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3510803				[sources]
Position	Governor of Benue State (1999-2007) · Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs (2019-2023) · Senate (member, 2015-) · member of the Senate of Nigeria (2007-2011) · member of the Senate of Nigeria (2011-2015) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Ibadan				[sources]
Ethnicity	Tiv people				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Nigerian politician, Governor of Benue State

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,430

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,059

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,162

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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