Benue State Local Government Areas

Divisions were later converted to Local Governments in Benue State in 1976 and below is the order of how Local Governments were created:

1923:

• Oju Local Government Area
  (Full Division Status on the 3rd February 1976)
• Otukpo Local Government Area
  (Full Division Status on the 3rd February 1976)

1970:

• Gboko Local Government Area
• Katsina-Ala Local Government Area
• Makurdi Local Government Area

1976:

• Gwer Local Government Area
• Kwande Local Government Area
• Okpokwu Local Government Area
• Vandeikya Local Government Area
  (26th of August 1976)
• Ankpa Local Government Area
  
• Dekina Local Government Area, and
• Idah and Bassa Local Government Area

March 1981 (1991):

• Apa Local Government Area

1989:

• Ado Local Government Area
  (11th May 1989)
• Guma Local Government Area
  (May 1989)
• Konshisha Local Government Area
  (7th May 1989)

1991:

• Buruku Local Government Area
  (1991)
• Gwer West Local Government Area
  (15th January 1991)
• Ogbadibo Local Government Area
  (1991)
• Ukum Local Government Area
  (15th of October 1991)

1995:

• Logo Local Government Area
  (5th December 1995)

October 1996:

• Agatu Local Government Area
  (October 1996)
• Obi Local Government Area
  (1st of October 1996)
• Ohimini Local Government Area
  (5th of December 1996)
• Tarka Local Government Area
  (5th December 1996)

1999:

• Ushongo Local Government Area
  (May 1999)

*  Gray text were Igala speaking Local Government Areas that are now part of Kogi State.