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124:, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Idekpa-Okpikwu.Ohimini was created out of the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Major districts under the Ohimini local government are Onyagede which share boundary with Kogi state has the following villages, Amoke, Enumona, Ogodu, Awume, Ikpoke, Ogoli, Ogande, Ugofu, Ipolabakpa, Umonomi and Iyaya, Okpikwu, Agadagba, Oglewu and Idekpa the capital.
159:. The Local Government derived its name “Ohimini” from River Ohimini, the largest river in the council, cutting across the entire local government area. The creation of the Local Government brought tremendous joy to its people who believed that the separation from the Old Otukpo would bring accelerated development to them.
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828:, Ankpa in Kogi State, Naka in Gwer-West and Otukpo Local Government Areas both in Benue State as well as availability of constant power supply provided by its connection to the national grid make Ohimini a destination point for investors in Benue State.
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The 2006 National
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Similarly, the legislative council of the Local
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Ohimini Local
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Ohimini Local
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Ohimini people are basically Christians with pockets of Muslims mainly in Onyagede clan.
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Compiled by Hon. Francis E. Ijiga, Caretaker
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along with four other local government councils (LGCs) in the state. These LGCs are
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It has an area of 632 km and a population of 71,482 at the 2006 census.
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18:LGA in Benue State, Nigeria
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734:April 2004—April 2006
649:April 2015 – May 2015
635:Nov.2014 – April 2015
618:Hon. Sunday Eche Mark
559:Comrade Ogbole Isegbe
506:Dec 2006 – June 2007
646:Hon Sunday Eche Mark
520:June 2007—July 2007
503:Hon. Wilfred Adegene
461:Hon. Isaac Ochekliye
436:May 2002 – July 2003
163:Geographical Location
131:Historical background
118:Local Government Area
677:June 2015—June 2016
464:Feb.2004—March 2004
450:July 2003—Feb. 2004
187:of the area is 972.
143:Local Government of
756:Nov. 2012—Nov.2014
720:Hon. Godwin Ejembi
680:Caretaker Chairman
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652:Caretaker Chairman
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509:Caretaker Chairman
475:Hon. Ezekiel Adaji
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408:Sole Administrator
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1066:Settlements
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784:Benue State
259:Awume-Icho
185:postal code
155:, Logo and
137:Sani Abacha
122:Benue State
64:Benue State
856:2009-10-20
832:References
774:Occupation
191:Population
181:Kogi State
78:Government
1048:Vandeikya
983:Konshisha
973:Gwer West
968:Gwer East
712:Duration
363:Duration
317:Alaglanu
240:Ohugbane
237:Agadagba
177:Olamaboro
145:Idomaland
92:Time zone
1098:Category
1008:Ogbadibo
766:Religion
1043:Ushongo
1023:Okpokwu
1013:Ohimini
998:Makurdi
924:Makurdi
328:Abakpa
295:Ochobo
292:Ochobo
284:Odelle
251:Ajegbe
169:Okpokwu
114:Ohimini
52:Nigeria
40:Country
25:Ohimini
1083:Mangel
1073:Agbadi
1028:Otukpo
988:Kwande
953:Buruku
339:Ogoli
273:Ugene
262:Ejule
183:. The
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73:Idekpa
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709:Name
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799:Kano
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