Benue-Plateau State

Benue-Plateau State
Benue-Plateau State
State of Nigeria
1967–1976
Capital	Jos
History
• Established	1967
• Disestablished	1976
Today part of	Benue State and Plateau State

Last updated February 01, 2026

Benue-Plateau State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Benue and Plateau. Its capital city was Jos, the current capital of standalone Plateau State.^[1]^[2]

Benue-Plateau State Governors

Joseph Gomwalk (May 1967 – July 1975)^[3]
Abdullahi Mohammed (July 1975 – March 1976)^[2]

References

↑ "Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)". www.crwflags.com.
1 2 Cahoon, Ben. "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org.
↑ "Dimka's coup: Group wants national pardon for late Gomwalk - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 14 May 2015.

This Benue State, Nigeria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This Plateau State, Nigeria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria (1967 - 1970)". www.crwflags.com.

[caho-2] 1 2 Cahoon, Ben. "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org.

[3] "Dimka's coup: Group wants national pardon for late Gomwalk - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 14 May 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]