Rufus Ada George (born 11 July 1940) was the second Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, holding office from January 1992 until November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.
Later he was the deputy managing director of the investment company Dangil Holdings Limited (1984–1991), before being elected governor of Rivers State.
Ada George retired into private life until the ban on politics was lifted by Abacha's successor Abdulsalami Abubakar in 1998.
[7] During another outbreak of violence in Okrika in 2002, reportedly initiated by the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), both his houses were burned down.
[8] In June 2008 the state Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard accusations that Ada George had sponsored the bush boys in the September 2001 outbreak in an attempt to install the All People's Party (APP) in the area.