Ado
About
Ado is a Local Government Area of Benue State in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria, created in 1989. It is one of the 9 Local Government Areas in the southern senatorial zone of Benue State, bordered by Cross River State to the south and Ebonyi State to the southeast.
History
The area was one of the earliest in Idoma to have contact with European missionaries, and it had the first missionary school in the Idoma area, Methodist High School, Igumale. Catholic missionaries first came to Utonkon in Ado in 1922, where they established St. Paul's Catholic Church (Parish). The creation of Ado happened during the 1976 Local Government reforms in Nigeria.
Source: Wikipedia: Ado, Benue State
Key Facts
State
Benue State
Headquarters
Igumale
Chairman
Sunday Oche
Established
1989
Area
991.9 km²
Population
266,200