Mrs. Regina Akume, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency, has urged her husband, Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, to “come back to Christianity,” citing his Christian faith as the foundation of his rise and achievements.
Mrs. Akume made the statements at the wedding reception for the SGF’s son, which took place on Sunday in Makurdi, Benue.
Idoma Television released a video of her words on Monday, which eventually went viral on social media.
Senator Akume, a former governor of Benue State, also celebrated his 72nd birthday last weekend.
In the clip, Mrs. Akume prayed for her husband’s long life and good health while advising him not to abandon Christianity.
She said, “I pray that the Lord will increase his years and give him good health of mind and body and clarity in thinking and doing things right.
“And he should remember that he is a Christian, and it is Christianity that brought him this far. To drop Christianity now and go for anything else, he will not be successful.
“So my advice to him is to come back to Christianity and follow the line of Christ. We came all the way to the office of SGF, not through enemies but through Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ is still alive and still working for us. I wish that he would come back to Christianity.”
Her remarks came after the SGF recently married another woman.
According to reports, Senator Akume has married Zaynab Ngohemba-George, the former wife of Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife.
The marriage was made public on December 26, 2025, following a Facebook post by Abraham Double-D Dajoh, a member of the Akume Dajoh family from Mbakor, Benue State, welcoming Zaynab to the family.
“We, the entire Dajoh family, happily join our daddy, uncle, and brother, His Excellency, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume Jugu Dajoh, in welcoming his new and uncommon wife, Queen Zaynab Ngohemba-George Akume Dajoh, into the Dajoh family,” he said.
Akume’s spokesman, Yomi Odunuga, confirmed the marriage, clarifying that the union is more than a year old and not a recent development, contrary to some reports.
Prior to this, Zaynab was married to the Ooni of Ife in a traditional ceremony in March 2016, but the marriage ended in August 2017.
