Ogbadibo

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.

Ogbadibo
LGA
Country Nigeria
StateBenue State
Local Government HeadquartersOtukpa
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilHon. Prince Samuel Odoh Onuh
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 598 km2 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 Lawani

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

Dr Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre.

The postal code of the area is 973.[1]

References
  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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