Interview: We are committed to the politics of inclusion From: New African | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Asante, Ben | Copyright International Communications Jan 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The governor of Benue State, Dr George Akume, 52, is a former civil servant, now serving his second term in office. Elected on the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (POP), he inherited a rich legacy of political activism from his late father, Pa Akume Dajo, who was one of the leaders of the United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC), a party that championed the rights of minorities in the old Northern Region. Ben Asante spoke to Dr Akume in Makurdi.

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