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In the often Chaotic theater of the Nigerian governance, where the spotlights often settle on ministers that affect the title, some of the most consequential figures remain in the shadows, cooking the states of Statecraft with maturity and resolution. Senator George Akume, secretary of the Nigeria of the Government of the Federation (SGF), is a person of this type, an expert statesman whose discreet presence proved to be indispensable in the early years of the Tinubu administration.
When Akume was appointed Sgf in June 2023, few could have foreseen how well he would have understood the assignment and how much he would become his central role. But the office he occupies is not a ceremonial Persian fish. It is the coordination engine of federal governance, the fulcrum on which inter-ministerial harmony, executive-legislative alignment and bureaucratic performance throughout the loss. In the last two years, Senator Akume has not only understood this mandate, but also embodied it, bringing decades of political and administrative experience to be supported at the service of national stability.
· The architecture of the order
The mandate of President Tinubu began between immense expectations and inherited crisis. From the sudden removal of the fuel for the fuel to the Naira float and to the revision of the social contract full of Nigeria aids, the first days of the administration required meticulous political coordination and institutional discipline. It was here that Akume’s stable hand became more visible, even if it resisted the temptations of Flamboyance.
At the helm of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), he managed a toilet toilet of technocrats and appointed politicians, ensuring that political decisions are not taken only but also translated into impossible actions. His administration of inter-ministerial collaboration has been marked by a sort of bureaucratic choreography: aligned ministers, harmonized agencies, national objectives pursued with fewer collisions with respect to the Nigerian public sector to which it is historically accustomed.
To glimpse an idea of what has had an Akume impact in his role, an editorial in May 2024 in The nation The newspaper captured it appropriately. The piece, entitled: “The still silent anchor in a sea of change”, praised his “silent efficiency and adamant stability” during some of the most turbulent months of the administration. According to the newspaper, Akume’s “silent efficiency” has allowed the administration to navigate in stormy waters. During the volatile weeks following the removal of the subsidy for the fuel, it was Akume who synchronize federal interventions, connected with the governors and ensured that the palliative measures reached the base urgently and clarity.
· Bridging Divides, Calming Waters
Akume’s true genius could be not only in his bureaucratic dexterity but in his political balance. As a former leader of the Senate minorities and two terms of the state of Benue, he includes the psychology of Nigerian politics. The language of legislators speaks, reads the temperature of the political rooms and involves the judiciary with a touch born from institutional respect.
In a January 2025 Daily trust The characteristic of the newspaper entitled “Inside The Tinubu-Akume Accord”, a senior legislator has clearly described it: “the SGF does not impose; negotia”. The article accredited the “Backroom diplomacy” of Akume with the regular passage of the law on the appropriation of 2024 and other crucial economic paintings. His presence has contributed to promoting a rare harmony between executive and legislature; A result made the culture of historically fractured governance of Nigeria even more remarkable.
Its construction of the bridge extends beyond the capital. As a northern Christian in a South -guided government, Akume was an essential voice in the management of inclusion perceptions. His unique cultural position, rooted in the central belt, made it an effective interlocutor between regional interests. From debates on the allocation of resources to the coordination of national security, Akume has faced the centrifugal tensions of Nigeria with firm hands and open channels.
· Drive through fire storms
To be clear, the last two years have not been free from turbulence. The economy of Nigeria has gone under inflationary pressures, Naira flooded and citizens have asked for greater economic relief. Within the sentence of all the progressives of the Congress (APC), the internal cracks threatened cohesion. Again, Akume’s political maturity was a stabilizing force.
An editorial in March 2025 in Leadership The newspaper entitled “The SGF and the soul of the APC” said among other things, “the political wisdom of Akume Scudi Tinubu from the internal storms of the APC”. According to the newspaper, his silent interventions behind the scenes had prevented fractures from boiling in full -time crisis. A head of the party described him as “the master of maintaining political peace”, a man who “does not easily resolve tensions before making news”.
His office also maintained a rigid adherence to the right trial. Between legal ambiguity and administrative challenges from the obstacles of procurement to federal events, Akume has leaning on a wide range of institutional memory and procedural rigor. In an era in which the rule of law is often folded to adapt to the political opportunity, it emerged as a respected legal and bureaucratic guardian.
· The man under the mandate
Understanding the effectiveness of Akume is to understand the man behind the office. It is not a recent arrival at the corridors of power. His career of public service lasts decades. From serving as a permanent secretary to the winning elections as governor and senator, this institutional depth has equipped it with a panoramic understanding of how the federal machinery of Nigeria works and because it often stops.
It is neither rude nor populist. He courts consent, not controversy. An SGF senior helper, speaking anonymously in a February 2025 Daily trust Characteristic, he described it as follows: “It does not speak in thunder. When necessary, ideas where required and moves only when the movement counts”.
The same Akume once put it succinctly in an internal ministerial retreat: “The government should not be the scene. It should be concentration, function and follow-through”. Akume is also accredited for saying: “We are here to solve the problems, do not perform them”. These memorable lines, now passed in the Civil Service clubs, orderly summarize its government philosophy.
The stories of his electoral college of Benue reflect this humility. The residents remember how, as governor, he visited hospitals without notice, paid the school fees for disadvantaged students and gave priority to rural electrification long before he became politically fashionable. In Benue Politics, it is revered not because it requires loyalty but because it has gained it.
His Catholic faith (Christian) also model his moral compass. Known for personal discipline and integrity, it has avoided scandals in a system where these pitfalls are common. As an observer of civil society noted in a March 2025 Punch Report entitled “Governance for example”, “you may not agree with the economic choices of the government, but you cannot criticize the order of Akume. He led the structure to an otherwise chaotic system.”
Considering that it is an era of strong policy and even stronger personalities, Akume has shown that the real leadership does not need a megaphone. It needs a solid moral compass.
Furthermore, in this political panorama often guided by optics, volume and viral moments, Akume has instead become what the editorial previously mentioned of The nation described as “an unknown hero of the Tinubu era”. Where others were looking for lights of the light or Soundbites, Akume combined the political paintings together, mediated behind the scenes and ensured that the governance mechanics have never lost their impetus. His interventions may not dominate the titles, but they left a visible imprint on how this government works.
· A legacy still on the move
From The nationDescription of his “silent efficiency” a Vanguard’s Frame him as “the glue that holds the bureaucracy together”, there is an emerging consensus through the media: Senator George Akume is a stabilizing force. Not strong, not flashy, but deeply necessary.
While Nigeria goes forward with the renewed agenda of hope, the role of the SGF will grow only in meaning. Akume’s legacy may not be embroidered in slogans or glasses, but is already sewn in the fabric of the administrative rebirth of Nigeria. For a country that craves the leadership that listens, governance that works and politics without theater, Akume offers a model, not of perfection, but of purpose.
After two years as SGF, the unknown hero does not sing with noise, but with the nationality and possibilities of impact of a well -understood assignment.
■ Ojephus is the publisher and chief editor of the online newspaper Conclave. E-mail: [email protected] (08034727013)
