Benue State comprises 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 276 council wards. A study by Soluap (soluap.com) indicates that Gboko LGA has 17 being the largest number of council wards in the state while Ohimini and few others have 10.
The following is a list of all thecouncilwards in Benue State and their LGAs.
LGA COUNCIL WARD ADO AKOGE/OGBILOLO APA EKILE IGUMALE I IGUMALE II IJIGBAN OGEGE ROYONGO UKWONYO ULAYI AGATU EGBA ENUNGBA OBAGAJI ODUGBEHO OGBAULU OGWULE OGBAULU OGWULE-KADUNA OKOKOLO OSHIGBUDU USHA APA AKPETE/OJANTELLE AUKE EDIKWU I EDIKWU II IGAH-OKPAYA IGORO IKOBI OBA OFOKE OIJI UGBOKPO BURUKU BINEV ETULO MBAADE MBAAKURA MBAAPEN MBAATIRKYAA MBAAZAGEE MBAIKYONGO/NYIFON MBAITYOUGH MBAKYAAN MBAYA MBAYAKA SHOROV GBOKO GBOKO /CENTRAL MARKET GBOKO EAST GBOKO NORTH WEST GBOKO SOUTH IGYOROV MBAA VARAKAA MBAANKU MBADAM MBADIM MBAKPER MBAKWEN MBATAN MBATSER MBATYU UKPEKPE YANDEV NORTH YANDEV SOUTH GUMA ABINSI KAAMBE MBABAI MBADWEM MBAWA MBAYER/YANDEV NYIEV NZOROV SAGHEV UVIR GWER EAST AKPACH’AYI ALIADE TOWN GBEMACHA IKYOGBAJIR IKYONOV MBABUR MBAIASE MBAIKYAAN MBAIKYU MBALOM MBASOMBO MBAYOM SHOUGH UGEE GWER WEST AVIHIJIME GAAMBE – USHIN GBAANGE/TONGOV IKYAGHEV ISAMBE/MBASEV ITYOUGHATEE/INJAHA MBABUANDE MBACHOHON MBANYAMSHI MBAPA MERKYEN SAGHER/UKUSU SENGEV SENGEV/YENGEV TIJIME KATSINA-ALA IKURAV TIEV I IKURAV TIEV II IWAR(TONGOV I) KATSINA-ALA TOWN MBACHER MBAJIR MBATULA/MBEREV MBAYONGO MICHIHE TIIR(TONGOV II) UTANGE YOOYO KONSHISHA IKYURAV/MBATWER MBAGUSA/MBATSER MBAIKYASE MBAIWARNYAM MBAKE MBANOR MBATSEN MBAVOA MBAWAR MBAYEGH/MBAIKYER TSE-AGBERAGBA KWANDE ADIKPO METROPOLIS KUMAKWAGH LIEV I LIEV II MBADURA MBAGBA/MBAIKYAN MBAIKYOR MBAKETSA MBAYOO MENEV MOON TONDOV I TONDOV II USAR YAAV LOGO MBADYUL MBAGBER MBATER MBAVUUR MBAYAM NENZEV TOMBO TURAN UKEMBERGYA/ISWAREV YONOV MAKURDI AGAN ANKPA/WADATA BAR CENTRAL/SOUTH MISSION CLERKS/MARKET FILDI MBALAGH MODERN MARKET NORTH BANK I NORTH BANK II WAILOMAYO OBI ADIKO ADUM WEST IKWOKWU IRABI ITOGO OBARIKE OBEKO ODIAPA OGORE OKPOKWU OKWUTUNGBE ORIHI OGBADIBO AI-OODO I AI-OODO II AI-OONO I AI-OONO II AI-OONO III EHAJE I EHAJE II ITABONO I ITABONO II OLACHAGBAHA OROKAM I OROKAM II OROKAM III OHIMINI AGADAGBA AWUME EHAJE AWUME ICHO EHATOKPE IDEKPA OCHOBO OGLEWU EHAJE OGLEWU ICHO ONYAGEDE ICHO (OGOLI) ONYAGEDE-EHAJE (ALLE) OJU ADOKPA AINU IBILLA IDELLE IYECHE OBORU/OYE OJU OKPOKPO OKWUDU OWO UKPA/AINU ETTE OKPOKWU AMEJO EKE ICHAMA II OJIGO OJOGA OKONOBO OKPAILE/INGLE OKPOGA CENTRAL OKPOGA NORTH OKPOGA SOUTH OKPOGA WEST UGBOKOLO OTUKPO ADOKA-HAJE ADOKA-ICHO ALLAN ENTEKPA EWULO OKETE OTOBI OTUKPO TOWN CENTRAL OTUKPO TOWN EAST OTUKPO TOWN WEST UGBOJU-EHAJE UGBOJU-ICHO UGBOJU-OTAHE TARKA MBAAJIR AKAA MBAAYO MBACHAVER IKYONDO MBAIGBA MBAIKYAA MBAIKYO/MBAYIA MBAKWAKEM MBANYAGBER SHITILE TONGOV UKUM ATERAYANGE AZENDESHI BORIKYO ITYULUV KENDEV KUNDAV LUMBUV MBATIAN MBAYENGE MBAZUN TSAAV UGBAAM UYAM USHONGO ATIKYESE IKYOV LESSEL MBAAKA MBAANYAM MBAGBA MBAGWAZA MBAGWE MBAKUHA MBAYEGH UTANGE VANDEIKYA MBADEDE MBAGBAM MBAGBERA MBAJOR MBAKAANGE MBAKYAHA MBANYUMANGBAGH MBATYOUGH MBAYONGO NINGEV TSAMBE VANDEIKYA TOWNSHIP
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Largest Local Government Areas by Number of Wards Some of the largest LGAs in Benue State in terms of the number of wards include:
Makurdi : Being the state capital and an urban center, it has a high number of wards.Gboko : Another densely populated LGA, Gboko is known for its large number of wards that ensure proper representation of the Tiv people.Otukpo : As the headquarters of the Idoma people, Otukpo also has a significant number of wards to manage local governance.
These LGAs, due to their size and population, have a larger share of the 276 wards in the state.
Food Basket monument in Makurdi Smallest Local Government Areas by Number of Wards Some of the smaller LGAs in Benue State with fewer wards include:
Tarka LGA : A smaller LGA in terms of both geography and population, Tarka has fewer wards compared to the larger LGAs.Oju LGA : Oju is more rural and less densely populated, resulting in fewer council wards.
Significance of Council Wards in Governance Council wards are essential to the governance structure in Benue State, as they serve as the most direct link between the people and the local government. Wards are not only constituencies for local elections but also play a crucial role in community representation and governance. Each ward elects a councilor who represents the interests of the ward in the Local Government Council, ensuring that local issues such as infrastructure, healthcare, education, and security are addressed.
In addition to local governance, wards serve as the foundational units during state and federal elections, where electoral processes are organized at the ward level, ensuring that every community has a voice in the political landscape of the state.
Local Government System Nigeria operates under a three-tier system of government, consisting of the federal, state, and local governments. The local government tier is the most grassroots-oriented, tasked with addressing the specific needs of smaller communities and ensuring that governance reaches every corner of the nation. Each LGA is further divided into council wards, which serve as the administrative constituencies for local elections.
In Benue State, this system allows for localized governance, where decisions are made at the community level. Council wards ensure that the population is adequately represented in local government councils, and each ward elects a councilor responsible for addressing the needs of their constituency.
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List of LGA Council Wards in Nigeria The Local Government Area council wards in Nigeria are: LGAWARD ABIA NORTHEZIAMAINDUSTRIAL AREAOSUSU IOSUSU IIST. EUGENES BY OKIGWE RDURATTAOLD ABA GRAUMUOLAARIARIA MARKETOGBOR IOGBOR IIUMUOGORABA SOUTHEZIUKWUASAENYIAMANGWAOHAZU IOHAZU IIIGWEBUIKEEKEOHAGLOUCHESTERMOSQUEABA RIVERABA TOWN HALLAROCHUKWUOVUKWUOHAEKEOHAFOR IOHAFOR IIAROCHUKWU IAROCHUKWU IIIKWUN IHECHIOWAELEOHA IHECHIOWAUTUTUISUAROCHUKWU IIIBENDEAMINKALU/AKOLIUFUBENDEUGWUEKE/EZEUKWUIGBERE ‘A’IGBERE ‘B’ITEM ‘A’ITEM ‘B’ITEM ‘C’ITUMBAUZOOZUITEMUMUHU/EZECHIUMU-IMENYIUZUAKOLIIKWUANOOLOKO IOLOKO IIIBERE IIBERE IIOBORO IOBORO IIOBORO IIIOBORO IVARIAMUSAKAISIALA NGWA NORTHAMASAA NSULUUMUNNA NSULUISIALA NSULUNGWA UKWU IINGWA UKWU IIJIEAMASAA NTIGHAAMAPU NTIGHAUMUOHAMBAWSI/UMUOMA INTAISIALA NGWA SOUTHAMAISE/AMAISE AIYABANGWAOBIMBUTU UKWUMBUTU NGWAEHI NA GURU OSOKWAAKUNEKPU EZIAMANA OBUBAOVUNGWUOVUOKWUOKPORO AHABAISUIKWUATOIMENYIEZEREISIALA-AMAWUISU-AMAWUOGUDUASAUMUNNEKWUACHARA/MBAUGWUIKEAGHA IIKEAGHA IIUMUANYI/ABSUOBINGWAABAYI IABAYI IIMGBOKO UMUANUNUMGBOKO ITUN GWAAHIABAMGBOKO AMAIRIALAUKWU OHANZEAKUMAIMONDIAKATA/AMAIRINABUANTIGHAUZO AMAIRIIBEMEOHAFIAISAMA OHAFIAEBEM OHAFIANDI ELU NKPORONDI ETITI NKPOROAMAEKE ABIRIBAAMAOGUDU ABIRIBAAGBOJI ABIRIBAOHAFOR OHAFIAOKAMU OHAFIAANIA OHAFIANDI AGBO NKPOROOSISIOMAAMAVOAMAITOLU-MBUTU UMUOJIMAAMASATORARO-NGWAAMA-ASAAOSO-OKWAURATTAAMATORUMUNNEISEOKPU-UMUOBOUGWUNAGBOWARD ONEWARD TWOWARD THREEWARD FOURWARD FIVEWARD SIXWARD SEVENWARD EIGHTWARD NINEWARD TENUKWA EASTIKWURIATOR EASTIKURIATOR WESTAZUMINIUMUIGUBE ACHARAAKWETEOBOHIAIKWUEKE EASTIKWUEKE WESTNKPOROBE/OHURUIKWUORIEUKWA WESTASA NORTHOBOKWEOGWEASA SOUTHOBUZORIPU WESTIPU EASTIPU SOUTHOZAA UKWUOZAA WESTUMUAHIA NORTHIBEKU EAST IIBEKU EAST IINDUMEIBEKU WESTUMUAHIA URBAN IUMUAHIA URBAN IIUMUAHIA URBAN IIINKWOACHARANKWOEGWUAFUGIRIUMUHUISINGWUUMUAHIA SOUTHEZELEKE/OGBO DIUKWUOMAEGWUOHIAOCHAAMIAUKWU IAMIAUKWU IIOLD UMUAHIAAMAKAMAUBAKALA ‘A’NSIRIMOUBAKALA ‘B’UMU-NNEOCHIAMUDAUMUAKUMBALA/ACHARAEZIN GODONDIAWA/UMUELEM/IHIE/AMORIEEZIAMA-UGWUEZIAMA-AGBOUBAHU/AKAWA/AROIKPAUMUCHIEZE IUMUCHIEZE IIUMUCHIEZE IIIOBINOLU/OBIAGU/LOMARA ADAMAWA STATE LGA NAMEWARD NAMEDEMSABILLEBORRONGDEMSADILLIDONGDWAMGWAMBAKPASHAMMBULA-KULINASSARAWO DEMSAFUROREBETIFARANGFUROREGURINKARLAHIMAYO-INEPARIYARIBADUUKI TUKIWURO BOKKIYADIMGANYEBAKARI GUSOGAMUGANYE IGANYE IIGURUMJAGGUSAGASUMISUGUTIMDOREYEBBIGEREIDAKRIDAMAREGEREI IGEREI IIGERENGJERA BAKARIJERA BONYOMODIRE/VINIKILANGTAMBOWURO DOLEGOMBIBOGADUWAGA’ANDAGABUNGARKIDAGOMBI NORTHGOMBI SOUTHGUYAKUTAWAYANGGUYUKBANJIRAMBOBINIBODENOCHIKILADUKULDUMNAGUYUKKOLALOKOROPUROKAYOHONGBANGSHIKADAKSIRIGARAHAGAYA SILKAMIHILDIHONGHUSHEREZUMKWARHIMAYO LOPESHANGUITHILBANGUBAJADADANABAJADA IJABA IIKOMA IKOMA IILEKOMAPEOMAYOKALAYEMBULONYIBANGOYELLILAMURDEDUBWANGUNGYWANALAFIYALAMURDENGBAKOWONGBEBONGUNOPALORIGANGESUWAWADUKUMADAGALIBEBELDUHU/SHUWAGULAKHYAMBULAK/WURO NGAYANDIMADAGALIPALLAMSHELMI/VAPURAWAGGAWULAMAIHABEBELHUMBUTUDIKONKOLMAIHA GARIMANJEKINMAYO NGULIPAKKASORAU ‘U’SORAU ‘B’TAMBAJAMMAYO-BELWABAJAMABINYERIGANGFADAGENGLEGOROBIMAYO-BELWAMAYO-FARANGNASSARAWO JERENGNDIKONGRIBADUTOLAYOFFOMICHIKABAZZA MARGIFUTUDOU/FUTULESGARTA/GHUNCHIJIGALAMBUMADZIMICHIKA IMICHIKA IIMINKISI/WURO NGIKIMODA/DLAKA/GHENJUWAMUNKA VICITASINA KWANDETHUKUDOU/SUFUKU/ZAHTSUKUMU/TILLIJOTUMBARA NGABILIVI/BOKAWAMBLIMI/TILLIMUBI NORTHBAHULIBETSODIGILKOLERELOKUWAMAYO-BANIMIJILUMUCHALASABON-LAYIVITIMYELWAMUBI SOUTHDIRBISHI/GANDIRADUVU/CHABA/GIRBURUMGELLAGUDEKWAJALAMORDEMUJARAMUGULBU/YADAFANASSARAWONDUKUNUMANBAREBOLKIGAMADIOIMBURUKODOMTINUMAN INUMAN IINUMAN IISABON PEGIVULPISHELLENGBAKTABODWAIGUNDOGWAPOPOLOKJUMBULKETEMBEREKIRILIBBOSHELLENGTALLUMSONGDIRMADUMNEGUDU MBOIKILANGE FUNAKILANGE HIRNASIGIRESUKTUSONG GARISONG WAJEWALTANDIZUMOTUNGODAWO IDAWO IIGUMTIKIRI IKIRI IIKOGIN BABA IKOGIN BABA IITOUNGO ITOUNGO IITOUNGO IIIYOLA NORTHALKALAWAAJIYADOUBELIGWADABAWAJAMBUTUKAREWALIMAWALUGGERENASSARAWORUMDEYELWAYOLA SOUTHADARAWOBAKOBOLE/YOLDE PATENAMTARINGUROREMAKAMA ‘A’MAKAMA ‘B’MBAMBAMBAMOITOUNGOYOLDE KOHIAKWA IBOM STATE LGA NAMEWARD NAMEABAKABAK URBAN IABAK URBAN IIABAK URBAN IIIABAK URBAN IVAFAHA OBONG IAFAHA OBONG IIMIDIM 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