Ijumu Nigeria

Ìjùmú í chí Local Government Area kàà kí dẹfu Kogi State, Nigeria. Kí ùgbátẹ -ún dí efú èwo yé í Iyara.ẹ́wo omùnẹ kí defu lòcál gomenti manyú Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gbede, Ekinrin-Adde, Egbeda Egga, Iyamoye, Ogidi, Ikoyi, Otungba, Oton-Ade, Origa, kpaí ámewn ẹkùbo. ámónẹ̀ yé Ìjùmú akíchí yé í ábò Okun dialect yà í amí Yoruba language.kí ámewn ogbògaga kú má Cha chẹ chí oko úche ábo ɛ́nɛkɛ̀Ɩɛ áleí , tákí abobule ma à chí anyaja . Ogba Ekwu chí eǹwu ogbògaga kú má gbẹju àchẹ efú èwo Ìjùmú.

Kí ní ẹ́ríá ún chí 1,306 km2 kpaí ùwewe ún chí 119,929 lúgbo ẹ́kaluka kú má chẹ efú ọdọ 2006.HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids

Kí postal code -ún yà ógbágbálẹ́ chí  261.

Ẹ́na kí chí chíamaní yà lòcál gomenti lẹ́ ábajoí chí Hon. Haruna Ibrahim. ẹ́ne kí chí prẹ́sídẹtí gbagbo ẹ́ ojìane Ijumu Development Union (IDU) ábajoí chí  is Comrade Ahmed-Ade Fatai. Ma chí ónwu ẹ́gba yé àje-mo‘do IDU Ìdànà yà í Iyara efú ochú ẹ́kẹ́gwẹ́gí ọdọ 2024 kí Cha ọ́dò mẹẹ́jí , kí gbé kwí ọwọ ẹne kí Cha Nátonàl prẹ́sídẹ́tí ábajoí, Ọba Kayode Olorunmaiye

Íchí.
Ìjùmú is highly linguistically diverse. Some of the local Volta–Niger languages spoken in Ijumu LGA are:
Ukaan language
Akpes language (Abesabesi)
Ahan language
Ayere language
Akoko language (Arigidi)

Notable people



 Smart Adeyemi, a Senator representing Kogi West, and a past National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists from 1999 to 2006.
 S. A. Ajayi, a Nigerian statesman, pioneer politician in old Kabba Province and the founding father of Ijumu Local Government.
 Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born English footballer, playing for Newcastle United as a striker.
 David Jemibewon, a retired Nigerian Army Major-General who served as military governor of the defunct Western State (Aug 1975 – March 1976), as governor of Oyo State after it was created from part of the old Western State (March 1976 -July 1978), and later as Minister of Police Affairs (1999 to 2000). 
 Samuel Jemigbon (4 March 1934 – 17 June 2009), was a Christian clergyman who was Chairman of the Lagos, Western/Northern Area Territory and Vice-President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria.
 Dino Melaye, a former Senator of Kogi West District in the National Assembly.
 Nike Davies-Okundaye, also known as Nike Okundaye, Nike Twins Seven Seven and Nike Olaniyi, is a batik and Adire textile designer.
 Bayo Ojo, a former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 Folashade Yemi-Esan, a Nigerian civil servant and current head of the civil service of the federation since 28 February 2020.

References

Category:Local Government Areas in Kogi State
Category:Local Government Areas in Yorubaland