Benue North-East Senatorial District

Senatorial District in Nigeria

Benue North-East senatorial District well known as zone A within Benue State covers seven local government areas which include Katsina-Ala, Logo, Ukum, Konshisha, Vandeikya, Kwande and Ushongo.[1][2] There 84 electoral wards and 1,389 polling units as of 2019 election. The headquarter of Benue North-East Senatorial District is Katsina-ALa. The current representative is Senator Gabriel Suswam.[3][4]

## List of senators representing Benue North-East[edit]

Senator  | Party  | Year  | Assembly  | Electoral history

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Daniel Saror | PDP | 1999 - 2007  | 4th

5th

Joseph Akaagerger | PDP | 2007 - 2011  | 6th |
Barnabas Gemade | PDP | 2011 - 2019  | 7th

8th

Gabriel Suswam | PDP | 2019–present  | 9th |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2019: The battle ahead in Benue Northeast". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
2. ^ Blueprint (2014-06-30). "Benue North-east, Gemade and the Senate". Retrieved 2020-05-16.
3. ^ Emmanuel, Hope Abah; Makurdi (2019-02-27). "Suswam wins Benue North East senatorial race". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
4. ^ "Suswam wins again as tribunal dismisses Orubibi's petition". ScanNews Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-05-16.