Ogbadibo Explained

Official Name:Ogbadibo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:Benue State
Subdivision Type2:Local Government Headquarters
Subdivision Name2:Otukpa
Leader Title:Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Leader Name:Hon. Prince Samuel Odoh Onuh
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:500.6
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:189,100
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:8
Marker:village

Ogbadibo is a Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central, Nigeria. It has three districts namely: Orokam, Owukpa, and Otukpa. The Local Government's headquarters is located in Otukpa Town. It has an area of 598 km and a population of 128,707 as at the 2006 census.

Prominent Nigerians from Ogbadibo

Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Farmer Playwright Politician Audu Ogbeh Audu Ogbeh

Chief Steven Lawani Former Deputy Governor of Benue State Politician Industrialist Steven LawaniAlso, Honourable Ebenezer Ameh Odoh (OON), the First Idoma born to represent the Idoma North in the parliament.He was part of the Parliament in the First and Second Republic in Nigeria.

Major General Chris Abutu Garuba Soldier Former Governor of Bauchi State and Chief Military Observer United Nations Angola Verification Mission II Chris Abutu Garuba

Former Minister of State for Education and novelist Jerry Agada https://punchng.com/ex-minister-agada-dies-in-benue-isolation-centre/

Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre. https://leadership.ng/leaders-must-take-responsibility-for-current-hardship-enenche/

The postal code of the area is 973.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benue State: Subdivision . 2024-02-05 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx . 2012-11-26.