CHAIRMAN: ALHAHI (DR) YAKUBU MOHAMMED SALLAU

OVERVIEW OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

     CREATION: Minna was made first headquarter of Chanchaga local government since the creation of Niger State in 1976, although it still maintain it’s status of headquarter of Minna municipal council with all administrative and functional requirement of a full pledge local Government. However when the defunct chanchaga local government was moved to Kuta and named Shiroro local government, it then gained her aulonomy of local government federal government in July 1989.

The creation of additional local government in 1991 by the President Babangida administration saw the split of chanchaga local government into the three  to have Paikoro and Bosso L.G.A in addition.

(B) Location

Minna extend from North by it’s boundary with Bosso local government at 8KM and from centre of Minna town (Obasanjo Shopping Complex Round About). It is bounded on the east by Bosso extending South and West.

The acting lies on longititude 9⁰37N and longititude 60 33E, on geographical base of undifferentiated basement complex rock of mainly quiets and magnatile situated at the base of prominent hills in an un dulating plain. Between these to hills paid and Minna Gwari hills run the valley of the Suka River which only flows during raining season? The whole of Minna surrounding is very rock.

The hypical climater of the middle beet zone of Nigeria is a good reflection of Minna climat, with rain season settle around April and last till October with mean annual rains is 1334mm (52 inches) September, recording the highest in March at 300mm (11.7 inches). The mean monthly temperature is highest in March 30.500c (850F) of lowest August at 22030c (720F).

LIST OF WARD

      1)         Minna Central         (2)        Minna South                  

3)         Limawa “A”                    (4)        Limawa “B”

5)         Makera                          (6)        Nassarawa “A”

7)         Nassarawa “B”                (8)        Sabon Gari

9)         Tudun Wada South         (10)      Tudun Wada North

11)       Nassarawa “C” 

 District: Minna District Only.

 POPULATION: 2006 Census Figures – 202151 Male – 105263 Female – 96886 Fertility (FTR)

MAJOR SETLEMENT: Yinkangbe, Kwangila, Kpakungu, Ketteren Gwari, Dutsen Kura, Pada, Tayi, Unguwar Daji, Tudun Wada, Barikin Sale, Sauka Ka Huta.

IMPORTANT MARKETS: Gwadebe and Oduoye market on Saturdy and Wednesdays weekly.

 MAJOR LANGUAGES: Gwari, Nupe, Yoaruba, Igbo

NATURAL RESOURCES: Food, Hand Craft, Oils, Vegetables, Animals

MINERAL RESOURCES: Marble, Gold, Kerosine Talc

MAJOR FESTIVALS: Tsayimafhuui Lextinguishe Fire The Previous Year After Yam Harvest

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: PAIDA Hills, Chu-Chu Engine Tramnay at Minna Railway Station

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS: Hydro Hoptels, Shiroro Hotel, Doko International, Hotel Etc.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: CBN (Major Commercial Banks with Exception Of Merchant Bank).

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