Kogi politics
NAME: IBRAHIM ALI QUALIFICATION: B.Sc, M.Sc ( in view) PHONE: 07062171153 EMAIL: Ibrahimali4all@gmail.com Paper title: ASSESSING THE POLITICAL SITUATION OF KOGI STATE Historically, kogi state was created by General Ibrahim Babagida on the 27th of August 1991 from part of Kwara state and Benue state. Geographically, it is one of the 36 states of the federal republic of Nigeria, which is located in the middle belt and the only state bordered by ten states. It borders Nasarawa state to the north east, Benue to the east, Enugu state to the southeast, Anambra state to the south, Ondo, Kwara and Ekiti state to the West and Niger state to the north. The state composes of languages such as Igala, Ebira, Okun, Bassa nge, Nupe, Idoma and Ogori magongo but Igala, Ebira and Okun are the populous language. With Igala having 52% of the total population and an estimated population of four million according to 2011 estimate, occupying 9 local government areas, Ebira ...