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Akume: Any Northerner contesting 2027 Presidency is the...

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Saturday branded any northerner contesting in the 2027 presidential election as an enemy of the region. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the only prominent politician from the north battling to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the next year’s presidential contest. Speaking at a pre-campaign meeting with a large crowd of Be…

“Don’t Allow That Pretender To Deceive You” — Akume Attacks Atiku’s 2027 Bid, Invokes North-South Power Rotation

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has taken aim at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 presidential ambition, arguing that any northerner seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the election would be acting against what he described as the North’s collective political interest. Akume, a former governor of Benue State, spoke in Kaduna during a pre-campaign meeting with Benue State indigenes residen…

Don’t Allow That Pretender To Deceive You It Is Not Yet Our Turn, The North’s Turn Is In 2031–Akume

According to a report by Vanguard on Saturday, October 24, 2026, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has said that any northerner seeking to contest the 2027 presidential election would be acting against the interests of the region.He made the statement...

Akume tells North to defer presidential bid until 2031 - NewsTmes.com.ng

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has told Northerners seeking the presidency to wait until 2031, insisting that President Bola Tinubu should get a second term in 2027. Akume made the appeal on Saturday in Kaduna while addressing Benue indigenes living in the state ahead of the All Progressives Congress presidential …