Ohimini
| Ohimini | |
|---|---|
| LGA | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
|
| State | Benue State |
| Local Government Headquarter | Idekpa |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Ohimini is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Idekpa-Okpiko.Ohimini was created out of the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.Major districts under 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,Okpiko,Agadagba,Oglewu and Idekpa the capital.
It has an area of 632 km² and a population of 71,482 at the 2006 census.
Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, was created in December 1996 by the military regime of General Sani Abacha from the old Otukpo Local Government of Idomaland along with four other local government councils (LGCs) in the state. These LGCs are Agatu, Obi, Logo and Tarka. 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.
Ohimini Local Government is bounded to the North and North East by Otukpo Local Government, South by Okpokwu Local Government and on the West by Ankpa and Olamaboro Local Government Areas of Kogi State. The postal code of the area is 972.
The 2006 National Population Commission population census figures puts the population of Ohimini as 70,688 people comprising 35,876 and 34,812 males and females respectively.
The local government is divided into three zones A, B, and C with each zone comprising two clans. These are:
The Local Government is further sub-divided into ten (10) political wards as follows;
Since the creation of the Local Government in 1996, the following persons have headed the administration in various capacities either as Sole Administrators, Elected Executive Chairmen, Caretaker Committee Chairmen or Directors General Services and Administration (DGSA).
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