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Benue State

Residents of Benue State elect a governor, three senators, 11 members of the House of Representatives, and the Benue State House of Assembly.

Governor of Benue State

Hyacinth AliaSince 2023 · APC

Your next elections

  • President, your senators and House membersSat, 16 Jan 2027
  • GovernorSat, 6 Feb 2027
  • Benue State House of AssemblySat, 6 Feb 2027

Your 2027 election guide: check your registration, collect your PVC, find your polling unit.

Your senators

three per state
  • UM

    Udende Memsa Emmanuel

    Benue North-East · APC

  • TT

    Titus Tartengar Zam

    Benue North-West · APC

  • Abba Patrick Moro

    Benue South · PDP

Your members of the House of Representatives

11 federal constituencies

  • Philip Agbese

    Ado/Obadigbo/Opkokwu · APC

  • Ojema Ojotu

    Apa/Agatu · PDP

  • DS

    Dzua Sekav Iyortyom

    buruku · APC

  • RA

    Regina Akume

    gboko tarka · APC

  • DT

    Dickson Tarkighir

    guma makurdi · APC

  • Austin Asema Achado

    Gwer East/Gwer West · APC

  • SW

    Solomon Wombo

    katsina ala ukum logo · APC

  • SI

    Sesoo Ikpacher

    konshisha vandeikya · APC

  • TU

    Terseer Ugbor

    kwande ushongo · APC

Your state legislature

Benue State House of Assembly makes laws for the state and approves its budget.

People of Nigeria elects Benue State. s.176–179: Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.Umar NamadiUba SaniAbba Kabir YusufDikko Umaru RaddaNasir IdrisAhmad AliyuDauda LawalAhmadu Umaru FintiriBala MohammedBabagana ZulumMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAgbu KefasMai Mala BuniUmo EnoDouye DiriBassey OtuSheriff OborevworiMonday OkpebholoSiminalayi FubaraAlex OttiCharles SoludoFrancis NwifuruPeter MbahHope UzodinmaBiodun OyebanjiBabajide Sanwo-OluDapo AbiodunLucky AiyedatiwaAdemola AdelekeSeyi MakindeHyacinth AliaNyesom WikeAhmed Usman OdodoAbdulRahman AbdulRazaqAbdullahi SuleMohammed Umar BagoCaleb MutfwangNORTH WESTNORTH EASTSOUTH SOUTHSOUTH EASTSOUTH WESTNORTH CENTRALSTATES & GOVERNORSHOUSES OF ASSEMBLYAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
Key

Entities

Relationships

ElectsAppointsConfirmsOverseesChairs

David Agada Ogewu

Oju/Obi · APC

  • Blessing Onyeche Onuh

    Otukpo/Ohimini · APGA