Kaiama

Kaiama is a Local Government Area and town in northwestern Kwara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama.

Kaiama

"Kamma" meaning 'Rest or place of rest'
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateKwara State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAlhaji Abubakar Sadiq Ahmed
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Village drill in Kaiama.

Description

It has an area of 6,971 km2 and a population of 124,164 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 242.[1]

The local government area is divided into ten political wards as follows: Kaiama ward 1, Kaiama ward 2, Kaiama ward 3, Kemanji ward, Wojibe ward, Gwanabe ward 1, Gwanabe ward 2, Gwaria ward, Adena ward and Bani ward.

Maimunat Adaji was the area's representative until 2019.[2] She was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and she was elected in 2007 after she switched to be a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) party.[3]

Bokobaru is the major language spoken across the local government area. Except for Adena and Bani wards, the natural language of the people of the local government area is Bokobaru. The major language spoken in Bani ward is Fulani while in Adena ward, Yoruba and Hausa languages are the dominant languages.

The people of the Bokobaru speaking towns and villages are called Bokobaru.

The headquarters of the local government area is about 150 kilometres away from Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The traditional head of Kaiama town is His Royal Highness, Alhaji Omar Shehu Muazu, Kiyaru iv.

Kaiama is popular for its "Gani", an annual festival for initiating and baptising children of royal families.

Kaiama Local Government Area is one of the food baskets of Nigeria, producing agricultural products like yams and their processed form called yam flour, guinea corn, soya beans, cassava, and beans in commercial quantities.

See also

References
  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "Maimuna Usman Adaji , Former Kwara House Of Reps Member , Dies At 62 – Orient Mags". Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. Dambatta, Nasiru (5 July 2003). "Nigerian Men Will See Political Changes - Interview: Hon. Maimuna Adaji". AllAfrica. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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