Benue State has 276 council wards in 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). A study by Soluap (soluap.com) shows that Gboko LGA has 17 which is the largest number of council wards in the state while Ohimini and few others have 10: The smallest number. After Gboko’s first position of 17 council wards, Gwer West and Kwande follow with each having 15 council wards. Gwer East has 14, Buruku: 13, JKatsina Ala: 12 among others.

List of Council Wards in Benue State by LGA

Ado

Ado LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards, there are:
1 Akoge/Ogbilolo
2 Apa
3 Ekile
4 Igumale I
5 Igumale Ii
6 Ijigban
7 Ogege
8 Royongo
9 Ukwonyo
10 Ulayi

Agatu

Agatu LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards, namely:
1 Egba
2 Enungba
3 Obagaji
4 Odugbeho
5 Ogbaulu
6 Ogwule Ogbaulu
7 Ogwule-Kaduna
8 Okokolo
9 Oshigbudu
10 Usha

Apa

Apa LGA of Benue State has 11 council wards as follows:
1 Akpete/Ojantelle
2 Auke
3 Edikwu I
4 Edikwu Ii
5 Igah-Okpaya
6 Igoro
7 Ikobi
8 Oba
9 Ofoke
10 Oiji
11 Ugbokpo

Buruku

Buruku LGA of Benue State has 13 council wards, there are:
1 Binev
2 Etulo
3 Mbaade
4 Mbaakura
5 Mbaapen
6 Mbaatirkyaa
7 Mbaazagee
8 Mbaikyongo/Nyifon
9 Mbaityough
10 Mbakyaan
11 Mbaya
12 Mbayaka
13 Shorov

Gboko

Gboko LGA of Benue State has 17 council wards as follows:
1 Gboko /Central Market
2 Gboko East
3 Gboko North West
4 Gboko South
5 Igyorov
6 Mbaa Varakaa
7 Mbaanku
8 Mbadam
9 Mbadim
10 Mbakper
11 Mbakwen
12 Mbatan
13 Mbatser
14 Mbatyu
15 Ukpekpe
16 Yandev North
17 Yandev South

Guma

Guma LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards:
1 Abinsi
2 Kaambe
3 Mbabai
4 Mbadwem
5 Mbawa
6 Mbayer/Yandev
7 Nyiev
8 Nzorov
9 Saghev
10 Uvir

Gwer East

Gwer East LGA of Benue State has 14 council wards:
1 Akpach’ayi
2 Aliade Town
3 Gbemacha
4 Ikyogbajir
5 Ikyonov
6 Mbabur
7 Mbaiase
8 Mbaikyaan
9 Mbaikyu
10 Mbalom
11 Mbasombo
12 Mbayom
13 Shough
14 Ugee

Gwer West

Gwer West LGA of Benue State has 15 council wards, namely:
1 Avihijime
2 Gaambe – Ushin
3 Gbaange/Tongov
4 Ikyaghev
5 Isambe/Mbasev
6 Ityoughatee/Injaha
7 Mbabuande
8 Mbachohon
9 Mbanyamshi
10 Mbapa
11 Merkyen
12 Sagher/Ukusu
13 Sengev
14 Sengev/Yengev
15 Tijime

Katsina-Ala

Katsina-Ala LGA of Benue State has 12 council wards, there are:
1 Ikurav Tiev I
2 Ikurav Tiev Ii
3 Iwar(Tongov I)
4 Katsina-Ala Town
5 Mbacher
6 Mbajir
7 Mbatula/Mberev
8 Mbayongo
9 Michihe
10 Tiir(Tongov Ii)
11 Utange
12 Yooyo

Konshisha

Konshisha LGA of Benue State has 11 council wards, viz:
1 Ikyurav/Mbatwer
2 Mbagusa/Mbatser
3 Mbaikyase
4 Mbaiwarnyam
5 Mbake
6 Mbanor
7 Mbatsen
8 Mbavoa
9 Mbawar
10 Mbayegh/Mbaikyer
11 Tse-Agberagba

Kwande

Kwande LGA of Benue State has 15 council wards, there are:
1 Adikpo Metropolis
2 Kumakwagh
3 Liev I
4 Liev Ii
5 Mbadura
6 Mbagba/Mbaikyan
7 Mbaikyor
8 Mbaketsa
9 Mbayoo
10 Menev
11 Moon
12 Tondov I
13 Tondov Ii
14 Usar
15 Yaav

Logo

Logo LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards:
1 Mbadyul
2 Mbagber
3 Mbater
4 Mbavuur
5 Mbayam
6 Nenzev
7 Tombo
8 Turan
9 Ukembergya/Iswarev
10 Yonov

Makurdi

Makurdi LGA of Benue State has 11 council wards as follows:
1 Agan
2 Ankpa/Wadata
3 Bar
4 Central/South Mission
5 Clerks/Market
6 Fildi
7 Mbalagh
8 Modern Market
9 North Bank I
10 North Bank Ii
11 Wailomayo

Obi

Obi LGA of Benue State has 12 council wards, there are:
1 Adiko
2 Adum West
3 Ikwokwu
4 Irabi
5 Itogo
6 Obarike
7 Obeko
8 Odiapa
9 Ogore
10 Okpokwu
11 Okwutungbe
12 Orihi

Ogbadibo

Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State has 13 council wards:
1 Ai-Oodo I
2 Ai-Oodo Ii
3 Ai-Oono I
4 Ai-Oono Ii
5 Ai-Oono Iii
6 Ehaje I
7 Ehaje Ii
8 Itabono I
9 Itabono Ii
10 Olachagbaha
11 Orokam I
12 Orokam Ii
13 Orokam Iii

Ohimini

Ohimini LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards:
1 Agadagba
2 Awume Ehaje
3 Awume Icho
4 Ehatokpe
5 Idekpa
6 Ochobo
7 Oglewu Ehaje
8 Oglewu Icho
9 Onyagede Icho (Ogoli)
10 Onyagede-Ehaje (Alle)

Oju

Oju LGA of Benue State has 11 council wards, there are:
1 Adokpa
2 Ainu
3 Ibilla
4 Idelle
5 Iyeche
6 Oboru/Oye
7 Oju
8 Okpokpo
9 Okwudu
10 Owo
11 Ukpa/Ainu Ette

Okpokwu

Okpokwu LGA of Benue State has 12 council wards:
1 Amejo
2 Eke
3 Ichama Ii
4 Ojigo
5 Ojoga
6 Okonobo
7 Okpaile/Ingle
8 Okpoga Central
9 Okpoga North
10 Okpoga South
11 Okpoga West
12 Ugbokolo

Otukpo

Otukpo LGA of Benue State has 13 council wards, there are:
1 Adoka-Haje
2 Adoka-Icho
3 Allan
4 Entekpa
5 Ewulo
6 Okete
7 Otobi
8 Otukpo Town Central
9 Otukpo Town East
10 Otukpo Town West
11 Ugboju-Ehaje
12 Ugboju-Icho
13 Ugboju-Otahe

Tarka

Tarka LGA of Benue State has 10 council wards as follows:
1 Mbaajir Akaa
2 Mbaayo
3 Mbachaver Ikyondo
4 Mbaigba
5 Mbaikyaa
6 Mbaikyo/Mbayia
7 Mbakwakem
8 Mbanyagber
9 Shitile
10 Tongov

Ukum

Ukum LGA of Benue State has 13 council wards:
1 Aterayange
2 Azendeshi
3 Borikyo
4 Ityuluv
5 Kendev
6 Kundav
7 Lumbuv
8 Mbatian
9 Mbayenge
10 Mbazun
11 Tsaav
12 Ugbaam
13 Uyam

Ushongo

Ushongo LGA of Benue State has 11 council wards, there are:
1 Atikyese
2 Ikyov
3 Lessel
4 Mbaaka
5 Mbaanyam
6 Mbagba
7 Mbagwaza
8 Mbagwe
9 Mbakuha
10 Mbayegh
11 Utange

Vandeikya

Vandeikya LGA of Benue State has 12 council wards, there are:
1 Mbadede
2 Mbagbam
3 Mbagbera
4 Mbajor
5 Mbakaange
6 Mbakyaha
7 Mbanyumangbagh
8 Mbatyough
9 Mbayongo
10 Ningev
11 Tsambe
12 Vandeikya Township

Benue LGAs

The 23 Local Government Areas in Benue State are:

1. Ado
2. Agatu
3. Apa
4. Buruku
5. Gboko
6. Guma
7. Gwer East
8. Gwer West
9. Katsina-Ala
10. Konshisha
11. Kwande
12. Logo
13. Makurdi
14. Obi
15. Ogbadibo
16. Oju
17. Okpokwu
18. Ohimini
19. Oturkpo
20. Tarka
21. Ukum
22. Ushongo
23. Vandeikya

Benue State

Benue State derived its name from the River Benue which is the second largest river in the country and the most outstanding geographic feature in the state.At creation, the state comprised of three local governments in the Tiv-speaking areas, namely Gboko, Katsina-Ala, and Makurdi; one local government (Otukpo) in the Idoma-speaking areas and three local governments (Ankpa, Idah and Dekina) in the Igala-speaking areas, which were excised from Kwara state.

The state was created on February 3, 1976. It was one of the seven new states created by the military administration headed by the late General Murtala Muhammed, which increased the number of states in the federation from twelve to nineteen.