Benue North-West senatorial district
Benue North-West Senatorial District is well known as Zone B in Benue State.[1][2] The senatorial district has seven local governments which include Buruku, Tarka, Guma, Makurdi, Gwer and Gwer West. There are 90 electoral wards and 1,286 polling units as of 2019 polls. The current representative of Benue North-West Senatorial District is Emmanuel Orke-Jev of the People's Democratic Party, PDP.[3]
List of senators representing Benue North-West District
| Senator | Party | Year | Assembly | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Waku | 1999 - 2003 | 4th | ||
| Joshua Adagba | PDP | 2003 - 2005 | 5th | Died 27 July 2005 |
| Fred Orti | PDP | 2005 - 2007 | 5th | Completed Joshua Adagba tenure |
| George Akume | PDP (2007-2011)
APC (2015-2019) |
2007 - 2019 | 6th | |
| Emmanuel Orker-Jev | PDP | 2019 - present | 9th |
References
- ^ Published. "Observer group wants elections cancelled in Benue North West". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ Njoku, Ime (2019-02-26). "2019 Elections: PDP wins Benue Northwest Senatorial elections". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Benue North-West: Again Sen. Orker Jev defeats Akume at Appeal Court". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-16.