Ijumu
Ìjùmú is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iyara. Other towns in the local government include Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gbede, Ekinrin-Adde, Egbeda Egga, Iyamoye, Ogidi, Ikoyi, Otungba, Oton-Ade, Origa, and others. The people of Ìjùmú speak the Okun dialect of the Yoruba language. The main occupation is farming among men, while women are engaged in trade. Education is the major industry in Ìjùmú.
It has an area of 1,306 km2 and a population of 119,929 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 261.
The current chairman of the local government is Hon. Haruna Ibrahim. The current National President of the Ijumu Development Union is Comrade Ahmed-Ade Fatai. He was elected during the IDU Annual Congress at Iyara in December 2024 for a term of two years, taking over from the previous National President, Ọba Kayode Olorunmaiye
Climate condition
Ijumu sits in the tropical savanna climate type: it experiences a clearly defined rainy season and a dry season, with annual rainfall concentrated in the middle months. Temperatures are warm to hot for much of the year, and humidity rises markedly during the rainy season.Languages
Ìjùmú is highly linguistically diverse. Some of the local Volta–Niger languages spoken in Ijumu LGA are:- Ukaan language
- Akpes language
- Ahan language
- Ayere language
- Akoko language
Notable people
- Smart Adeyemi, a Senator representing Kogi West, and a past National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists from 1999 to 2006.
- S. A. Ajayi, a Nigerian statesman, pioneer politician in old Kabba Province and the founding father of Ijumu Local Government.
- Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born English footballer, playing for Newcastle United as a striker.
- David Jemibewon, a retired Nigerian Army Major-General who served as military governor of the defunct Western State, as governor of Oyo State after it was created from part of the old Western State, and later as Minister of Police Affairs.
- Samuel Jemigbon, was a Christian clergyman who was Chairman of the Lagos, Western/Northern Area Territory and Vice-President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria.
- Dino Melaye, a former Senator of Kogi West District in the National Assembly.
- Nike Davies-Okundaye, also known as Nike Okundaye, Nike Twins Seven Seven and Nike Olaniyi, is a batik and Adire textile designer.
- Bayo Ojo, a former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- Folashade Yemi-Esan, a Nigerian civil servant and current head of the civil service of the federation since 28 February 2020.