Benue North-East Senatorial District

Benue North-East senatorial District well known as zone A within Benue State covers seven local government areas which include Katsina-Ala, Logo, Ukum, Konshisha, Vandeikya, Kwande and Ushongo.[1][2] There 84 electoral wards and 1,389 polling units as of 2019 election. The headquarter of Benue North-East Senatorial District is Katsina-ALa. The current representative is Senator Gabriel Suswam.[3][4]

List of senators representing Benue North-East since independence
Senator Party Year Assembly
Daniel Saror PDP 1999 - 2007 4th, 5th
Joseph Akaagerger PDP 2007 - 2011 6th
Barnabas Gemade PDP 2011 - 2019 7th, 8th
Gabriel Suswam PDP 2019–present 9th

References
  1. "2019: The battle ahead in Benue Northeast". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  2. Blueprint (2014-06-30). "Benue North-east, Gemade and the Senate". Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. Emmanuel, Hope Abah; Makurdi (2019-02-27). "Suswam wins Benue North East senatorial race". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. "Suswam wins again as tribunal dismisses Orubibi's petition". ScanNews Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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