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Kabba/Bunu
Kabba/Bunu
LGA
	Kabba/Bunu Location in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 8°07′N 6°09′E / 8.117°N 6.150°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Kogi State
Area
• Total	2,706 km2 (1,045 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	145,446
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	261
ISO 3166 code	NG.KO.KB

Kabba/Bunu is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kabba on the A123 highway in the southwest of the area at7°49′43″N 6°04′23″E / 7.82861°N 6.07306°E / 7.82861; 6.07306.

It has an area of 2,706 km² (1,045 sq mi) and a population of 145,446 at the 2006 census.^[1]

The postal code of the area is 261.^[2]

Languages

The people of Kabba/Bunu generally speak Okun which is the language of the Yoruba-speaking community in Kogi State. However, there is a little difference in the way the language is spoken within the Local Government Area. The Kabba people pride themselves as the native speaker of the Owé dialect while those from Bunu district refers to theirs as Èdè Abinu.^[3]

Politics

Since Kabba/Bunu comprises two districts (Kabba and Bunu), the Chairmanship position is rotated between the two components with the Deputy Chairmanship position going in the opposite direction.^[4]

The incumbent Chairman of the Local Government is Hon. Moses Olorunleke of the All Progressives Congress.^[5]

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References

^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
^ Ozo-mekuri, Ndimele (2016-02-22). Language Endangerment: Globalisation and the Fate of Minority Languages in Nigeria. M & J Grand Orbit Communications. pp. 556–557. ISBN 978-978-54127-2-7.
^ Yusuf, J. O. (2006). The National Question and the Place of the Okun People in Nigeria. African Centre for Development Research. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-37711-4-7.
^ "APC Wins All Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats In Kogi LG Polls". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
^ Otitoju, J. 2002. The Okun People of Nigeria. Lagos: WEPCOM Publishers Limited.

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[1] HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids

[2] "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

[3] Ozo-mekuri, Ndimele (2016-02-22). Language Endangerment: Globalisation and the Fate of Minority Languages in Nigeria. M & J Grand Orbit Communications. pp. 556–557. ISBN 978-978-54127-2-7.

[4] Yusuf, J. O. (2006). The National Question and the Place of the Okun People in Nigeria. African Centre for Development Research. p. 83. ISBN 978-978-37711-4-7.

[5] "APC Wins All Chairmanship, Councillorship Seats In Kogi LG Polls". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-04-17.

[6] Otitoju, J. 2002. The Okun People of Nigeria. Lagos: WEPCOM Publishers Limited.

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