Benue State
One state.
Twenty-three homes.
Benue is not an abstraction. It is Zaki-Biam’s yam sheds and Ushongo’s orange hills, Agatu’s rice plains and Otukpo’s markets, Makurdi’s lecture halls and Gboko’s streets. Torhile Uchi’s commitment runs through every one of the state’s 23 local government areas.
Zone A · Benue North-East
The north-east of the state: the Sankera axis, the river town of Katsina-Ala, the highlands of Kwande and the orange belt.
Katsina-Ala
HQ: Katsina-Ala
River trade · Rice · Soybeans
ExploreKonshisha
HQ: Tse-Agberagba
Oranges · Yams · Soybeans
ExploreKwande
HQ: Adikpo
Yams · Citrus · Highland farming
ExploreLogo
HQ: Ugba
Rice · Yams · Soybeans
ExploreUkum
HQ: Sankera
Zaki-Biam yam market · Yams · Rice
ExploreUshongo
HQ: Lessel
Oranges · Yams · Hill farming
ExploreVandeikya
HQ: Vandeikya
Oranges · Soybeans · Border trade
ExploreZone B · Benue North-West
The centre and north-west: the capital Makurdi, the Tiv traditional headquarters at Gboko, and some of Nigeria’s richest farmland.
Buruku
HQ: Buruku
Yams · Soybeans · River fishing
ExploreGboko
HQ: Gboko
Commerce · Yams · Citrus
ExploreGuma
HQ: Gbajimba
Rice · Yams · Watermelon
ExploreGwer East
HQ: Aliade
Soybeans · Yams · Oranges
ExploreGwer West
HQ: Naka
Yams · Groundnuts · Cassava
ExploreMakurdi
HQ: Makurdi
State capital · Universities · Commerce
ExploreTarka
HQ: Wannune
Yams · Soybeans · Rice
ExploreZone C · Benue South
Benue South: the Idoma and Igede heartlands, from the Otukpo trade hub to the river plains of Agatu.
Ado
HQ: Igumale
Yams · Cassava · Palm produce
ExploreAgatu
HQ: Obagaji
Rice · Fishing · Yams
ExploreApa
HQ: Ugbokpo
Rice · Yams · Cassava
ExploreObi
HQ: Obarike-Ito
Yams · Rice · Cassava
ExploreOgbadibo
HQ: Otukpa
Coal deposits · Cassava · Palm produce
ExploreOhimini
HQ: Idekpa
Rice · Oil palm · Yams
ExploreOju
HQ: Oju
Rice · Yams · Cassava
ExploreOkpokwu
HQ: Okpoga
Cassava · Coal · Palm produce
ExploreOtukpo
HQ: Otukpo
Zone C trade hub · Health sciences university · Rice
Explore“Ask me about any of the 23 and I will not change the subject. One Benue means all of Benue.”
Hon. Andrew Torhile Uchi