UAM Alumni Association,
National Secretariat,
Alumni Relations Office,
University of Agriculture,
P.M.B. 102373, Makurdi, Benue State.
044-533204, 533205

ABOUT MAKURDI

Brief History
Benue state, the host state of the GREAT MAKURDIANS was created on February 3, 1976. It was one of the seven states created by the military administration headed by the late General Murtala Mohammed, which increased the number of states in the country from 12 to 19. The state derived its name from the River Benue, the second largest river in the country and the most prominent geographical feature in the state.

It comprised of only seven local government namely: Gboko, Katsina-ala, Makurdi, Ankpa, Dekina, Idah and Otukpo. Several local government creation exercises increased these first to thirteen and later to nineteen. With the creation of more states and local governments in 1991, the Igala speaking areas were excised to form the present Kogi State. The new Benue State has twenty- three local governments, fourteen in the Tiv- speaking areas and nine in the Idoma speaking areas. 

Location
Benue state lies in the middle of the country and shares boundaries with five other states namely: Nassarawa to the north, Taraba to the east, cross river to the south, Enugu to the south- west and Kogi to the west. The state also shares a common boundary with the republic of Cameroon on the south- east. Benue state has a population of 2,780,389 (1991 census) and occupies a landmass of 30,955 square kilometers.

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