At Son’s Wedding, SGF Akume’s First Wife Urges Him To ‘Return To Christianity’

The member representing Gboko/Tarka federal constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Mrs Regina Akume, has publicly called on her husband, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to “come back to Christianity,” saying his rise and achievements were rooted in his Christian faith.

Akume’s first wife made the remarks during the wedding reception of the SGF’s son, held on Sunday in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

A video of her comments, later circulated on social media, showed Akume’s wife praying for her husband’s long life and good health, while advising him not to abandon Christianity.

“I pray that the Lord will increase his years, give him good health of mind and body, and grant him clarity in thinking and doing things right,” she said.

“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 continues to work for us. I wish that he would come back to Christianity.”

Her comments came amid widespread discussions following reports that the SGF recently married another wife.

Senator Akume has reportedly married Zaynab Ngohemba-George, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.

The marriage became public on December 26, 2025, after a Facebook post by Abraham Double-D Dajoh, a member of the Akume Dajoh family from Mbakor, Benue State, welcoming Zaynab into 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 wrote.

The photographs shared alongside the post quickly went viral, triggering a mix of reactions on social media.

When contacted, Akume’s spokesman, Yomi Odunuga, confirmed the marriage, clarifying that the union was more than a year old and not a recent development, contrary to some reports.

Zaynab was previously married to the Ooni of Ife in a traditional ceremony in March 2016, but the marriage ended in August 2017. She later relocated abroad and was involved in philanthropic activities.