Plateau (Nigeria)

plateau
Basic data
Capital :	Jos
founded:	3rd February 1976
Governor :	Michael Botmang
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-PL
surface
Area :	30,913 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	12
population
Residents :	4,200,400 (2016)
Population density :	136 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria:	26th

Location of plateau in Nigeria

Plateau is a federal state of the West African country Nigeria with the capital Jos , which is also the largest city in the state with 816,876 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the eastern center of the country and is bordered to the north by the state of Bauchi , to the southwest by the state of Nassarawa , to the southeast and east by the state of Taraba and to the west by the state of Kaduna . The Gongola river , which belongs to the Benue / Niger river system, has its source southeast of Jos .

religion

The state is a focal point of the conflicts between the Muslim north and the Christian south of Nigeria. Since 2001 there have been repeated clashes that have killed more than 1,000 people. In January 2010, for example, riots in the provincial capital Jos , which destroyed entire Christian districts, killed several hundred people. More than 500 Christians were killed in the night of March 7, 2010 in renewed riots between members of the Fulani (Muslims) pastoral people against the Berom (Christians) villagers in predominantly Christian parts of the village of Dogo Nahawa near Jos. Another attack in July 2012, attributed to local Muslim Fulani tribe members, killed around 100 Christians.

history

The state was formed on February 3, 1976 from part of the former state "Benue-Plateau". The first governor was Dan Suleiman between March 1976 and July 1978.

The current governor since November 13, 2006 has been Michael Botmang .

Governors and administrators

• Dan Suleiman (Governor 1976–1978)
• Joshua U. Anaja (Governor 1978–1979)
• Solomon Lar (Governor 1979–1983)
• Samuel Atukum (Governor 1984–1985)
• Chris Alli (Governor 1985–1986)
• Lawrence Onoja (Governor 1986–1988)
• Aliyu Karma (governor 1988–1990)
• Joshua Madaki (Governor 1990–1992)
• Fidelis Tapgun (Governor 1992–1993)
• J. Mohammed Mana (administrator 1993–1996)
• Habibu Shuaibu (administrator 1996–1998)
• Musa Shehu (Administrator 1998–1999)
• Joshua Dariye (Governor 1999-2004)
• Chris Alli (interim administrator 2004)
• Joshua Dariye (Governor 2004-2006)
• Joshua Dariye (Governor April - May 2007)
• Jonah David Jang (governor since 2007)

administration

The state is divided into 17 Local Government Areas .

These are: Bakkos, Barkin-Ladi, Bassa, Jos East, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Kanke , Langtang North, Langtang South, Mango, Mikang, Panshkin, Qua'an-Pan, Riyom, Shendam and Wase.

economy

Agriculture is an important industry . Among other things, potatoes , peanuts , vegetables , fruits and yams are grown.

The extraction of natural resources is also important in the state. There are cassiterite , barium sulfate , clay , kaolin , tin , precious stones , quartz and feldspar promoted.

swell

1. ↑ BBC News : Analysis: Behind Nigeria's violence , October 31, 2001.
2. ↑ Focus : Clashes between Christians and Muslims , January 20, 2010.
3. ↑ Reporter: More than 200 dead in Nigeria violence , March 7, 2010.
4. ^ Riots in Nigeria - More than 500 dead after massacre in Christian villages ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Tagesschau - Riots in Nigeria - More than 500 dead after massacre in Christian villages ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on March 8, 2010)
6. ↑ Nigeria's Plateau state: Army deadline to leave villages. In: BBC News . July 16, 2012, accessed July 20, 2012 .