Isaac Bundepuun Dugu

**Benue State í chí ewo kàa eju òwò**  north central states efu Nigeria kpaí ukwaeko amone wñ che wéwé dabí 4,253,641efu odo 2006 census.ma chí nyí  state le efu ódò  1976 efu amí  states mebie ku ma nyí adí ko le.í state le ní odu-wn kwí Benue River kí chí ekejí ama ají ohimini kí wenetule efu Nigeria ubilé í River Niger. í state le ní híoma kpaí  Nasarawa State tí í  North; Taraba State tí í  East; Kogi State lo tí  West; Enugu State lo tí  South-West; Ebonyi kpaí Cross-Rivers States lo tí  South; kpai íño ni oóma kpai aneododa kpayí Cameroon lo tí  South-East. kí áne wñ chí amí íchí It  Tiv, Idoma, Orring kpai  Igede che étta wñ. Amí ichí ùjọ ílowa efu  Benue chí àmone Etulo, Igbo, Jukun . kí ugbẹta wñ chí  Makurdi. Benue chí ùgbo kí chí ana‘na eñwu ucha oko ògbégbale í , amí ucha ku ma gbeju áluo manyu ero‘lí chí ; : àlemu , mangoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, soya bean, guinea corn, flax, yams, sesame, ochíkape , groundnuts, kpai Palm tree.

oji ólu eñiní kí dé í Benue State che kpí abo ku Cha ki gbó dago alu ku ma chukọlọ e í adímíní ku ma du dufu efu újanorthern Nigeria kwí àbàkwéne yé at  twentieth century. Àmone chama ka kí ògbégbale le kí  Munshi Province gbó gbó tí éfu ódò 1918 abú ko‘du wñ ya kpo tí ugbdu... ojiane í , 'Benue River' ma fu duu chama .

Benue State chi ódù kí wa ubí ají ye  Benue River kpaí ku ma nyí kwí efu Benue-Plateau State ígbalé éfu ódò  1976, manyu  Igala kpaí í che ka eju  Kwara State. efu ódò 1991, ògbégbale ícha ka í  Benue state (ólolonwu chí ama akíchí Igala  ),manyu ògbégbale eju òwò  Kwara State kwo có‘da dufu ta kí ma kwò manyu state étito ola ki chí ye í  Kogi State. Igbo people kí aloú oóma wñ chí ògbégbale ye í dabí  Obi, Oju ., Local Government Areas. Í chí edu kadufu kí oñwu chí ugbo ewñ dímí kpai ukedono ye í   Middle Belt"  "í chí ugbẹta úgbo ka amone achu‘yo ,ajidadí gbo'lama ye Middle Belt" north efu Niger River. Otukpo,í amí úcholo Idoma kpaí ugbate yé  administrative ,eño chí ùgbo kí amone moo ku ma nedo ka kpaí ojiane ku ma che  Brave.

## History

### Population structure and distribution

Benue State, kí deju òwò í  North Central region efu Nigeria, kí ní ukwe‘ko wéwé  àmone wñ alo tí  4,253,641 efu  2006 census, manyu agbagba alu kí ojo nyí ënyo enene ókoka oná  99 per km2. Ma dí  Benue chí enekele ki úkwe‘ko wéwé àmone tule efu  state efu Tabalé , e d'owo tí ye ukwako amone wéwé alu kí du ña omamale dufu Local government .

Ògbégbale ma gbeju ní úkwa‘ko amone wéwé kí density che wané onwu chamí   Guma, Gwer East, Ohimini, Katsina-Ala, Apa, Logo kpai Agatu, eneka.e.eneka che ní àmone ogwu mete nyo megwa ku ma cha wa'né per km2, abale  Vandeikya, Okpokwu, Ogbadibo, Obi kpaí Gboko ní densities ranging kwí amone 160 lotí amone 200 per km2 . Makurdi LGA ní àmone kia lo tí 380  per km2. Abo enekele chí  49.8 percent ye í ukwaeko wéwé ta kí ukwako úwewe yé abobule chí  50.2 per cent.

### Settlement pattern and urbanization

Benue State region I chí ùgbo ku ma f‘amonewn du che‘kwu ẹgba úwewe  slave trade.í chí ùgbo kí nana í rural, kpaí í óodo ma kí che gbatuka újo egní egní ólolonwu chí efu ugboda abakí aluokolo ki úwewe alo tí agbagba ye úwéwé amone 630 , kí ójilé ma í chí ama alùcha.

Efí ewo Benue che neka kpa ùgbo újo eju méte . Újo ejuodudu chí abo kí úkwe‘ko wewe ma chí  80,000 tí àmone 500,000 . Abo í che manyu  Makurdi, í ugbẹta State , Gboko kpaí Otukpo  "ugbẹta " ye í amí íchí kpakaa ujo mejí ku ma gbeju gbane yiowo ki chí (125,944 kpayí amonen 88,958 ). Újo ekejí che ní comprises manyu úkwe‘ko kí dí agbadé 20,000 kpaí amoné 50,000 kpaí   Katsina-Ala, Zaki-Biam, Ukum,  kpaí Adikpo, Kwande. Abyí chí amí ugbeta ye í   local government . 

## Education
Higher education institutions in Benue State include;

* Akawe Torkula Polytechnic, ATP, Makurdi.
* Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo
* Benue State University, Makurdi
*College of Education, Katsina-Ala
* Joseph Sarwuan Tarka Uniniversity ( JOSTUM), Makurdi
* University of Mkar

## Notable people

*Aper Aku
*George Akume
*Daniel Amokachi
*D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem
*David Mark
*Lawrence Onoja
*Gift Orban
*Samuel Ortom
*Gabriel Suswam

## References
 21.   Budgit.org. BudgIT. Retrieved 7 March 2023. by shamiga Dominic

## Linki ododa
* Official Benue State website
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