Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the seven states created at that time. The state derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria after the River Niger. The state borders Nasarawa State to the North;Taraba State to the East;Kogi State to the West;Enugu State to the South-West;Ebonyi and Cross-Rivers State to the South;and has an international border with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv,Idoma,and Igede. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo,Igbo,Jukun peoples etc. Its capital is Makurdi. Benue is a rich agricultural region;common crops include oranges,mangoes,sweet potatoes,cassava,soya bean,guinea corn,flax,yams,sesame,rice,groundnuts,and palm trees.
Lafia is a city in Nigeria's North Central region. It is the capital and largest city of Nasarawa State,with a population of 330,712 inhabitants as of the 2006 census.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Benue comprises three Senators representing Benue South,Benue North-East,and Benue North-West,and ten Representatives representing Apa/Agatu,Kwande/Ushongo,Oju/Obi Vandeikya/Konshisha,Buruku,Ado/Ogbadigba/Opkokwu,Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo,Gboko/Tarka,and Makurdi/Guma,Gwer/Gwer-west.
Agatu is a Local Government Area of Benue State,North Central Nigeria. It was created in 1996. It used to be the Agatu district of the old Otukpo division. The headquarters of the local government is at Obagaji;it is one of nine local government areas in the southern senatorial zone of Benue State which is mainly occupied by the Idoma people of Benue State. The resident population are mainly farmers.
Konshisha is a local government area of Benue State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Tse-Agberagba.
Kwande is a Local Government Area of Benue State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Adikpo.
Gabriel Torwua Suswam is a Nigerian politician and former Governor of Benue State. He is a Senator Representing Benue North-East Senatorial district of the 9th assembly,of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Aper Aku (1938–1988) was elected governor of Benue State,Nigeria in October 1979 and reelected in October 1983,he left office after the military coup in December 1983 which General Mohammadu Buhari came to power.
John Dyegh is a Nigerian politician,businessman and philanthropist from Gboko,Benue State who served as a member of the 9th Nigeria National Assembly,representing Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency at the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Dyegh previously served as a member of committee on Appropriations,Drugs,Narcotics and Financial Crimes,Education,Gas Resources,Inter-Parliamentary Relations,Science and Technology in the 7th National Assembly. He ran for the second term as a favourite candidate,bearing the flag of the All Progressives Congress and retained his seat,following the announcement of 28 March National Assembly Polls in the 2015 General Elections in which he polled 67,463 votes to defeat his challenger,Bernard Nenger of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) with 26,329 votes. He ran for a third term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and won. Dyegh successfully served his 3rd term in the National Assembly and was the House committee chairman on Human Rights. He ran for a fourth term under the platform of the Peoples' Democratic Party where he lost to Regina Akume,a candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections.
Michael Ornguga Mku,better known by the mononym "Mike" or "Mike Mku" is a Nigerian Politician,Businessman and Philanthropist from Gboko,Benue State in central Nigeria. He is the son of Late Chief Aul Mku,who was the District Head of Yandev-South,from Yandev - a suburb of Gboko town in the North-West province of Benue State.
The Benue State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Benue State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 32 members elected from the 23 local government areas of the state. This makes the number of legislators in the Benue State House of Assembly 32.
Blessing Onyeche Onuh is a Nigerian politician from Benue State. She represents Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. She is the daughter of former Senate President David Mark.
The 2023 Benue State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Benue State,concurrent with elections to the Benue State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Samuel Ortom was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Hyacinth Alia —a suspended Catholic priest —gained the office for the APC by a 33% margin over PDP nominee House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba.
The 2019 Benue State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Benue State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 30 seats were up for election in the Benue State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Benue State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Samson Okwu is a Nigerian politician and member of the Federal House of Representatives for Oju/Obi Federal Constituency in the 7th to 9th National Assembly. A member of the People's Democratic Party,PDP,he failed re-election to the house in the 2023 elections after being defeated by his long-standing opponent,David Ogewu of the All Progressives Congress,APC.
Emmanuel Memga Udende is a Nigerian politician,who is a Senator-elect for Benue North East Senatorial District on the ticket of All Progressives Congress,APC. He defeated incumbent senator and former governor of Benue State Gabriel Suswam in the February 25,2023,National Assembly elections.
Abbas Aminu Iya is a Nigerian politician who is the Senator for Adamawa Central. He was 2 terms Member of Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly between 2019 and 2023.
Festus Ayodele Adefiranye is a former Telecommunication Engineer,a Nigerian politician and a Member of the House of Representative in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly representing the people of Ileoluji/Okeigbo &Odigbo Federal Constituency. He is from Okeigbo in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government of Ondo State.
