L-R: Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and Governor of Benue State, Dr Hyacinth Alia. The ex-governor’s son’s wedding, held in Benue State, attracted significant attention from Nigeria’s political elite, with Vice President Kashim Shettima representing President Bola Tinubu at the event. “Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived in Benue State to grace the wedding reception of the son of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume,” Nkwocha wrote. “The Vice President was welcomed to the state by the SGF and the Governor of Benue State, Dr Hyacinth Alia, among other dignitaries of the state,” the presidential aide said. The marriage was announced on Friday in a celebratory Facebook post by Abraham Dajoh, a member of the Akume Dajoh family from Mbakor, Benue State.

Source: Punch December 28, 2025 17:02 UTC