The Ndola of Gola Area Development Association (NGADA) is a development area located in

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. NGADA is a region that overlaps five

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. These areas include

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, Donga, Gashaka,

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and

Sardauna Sardauna Local Government Area is located in the extreme southeast of Taraba State in Nigeria. It sits atop the Mambilla Plateau, which is dotted by other towns such as Maisamari and Nguroje. The capital of the LGA is Gembu, which is the pri ...

and have a combined population of over 34,000 as noted in the 2011 census conducted by Ndola of Gola Area Development Association. NGADA was formed to unify the

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residing in these five areas, into pursuing development together. It was formed by Joseph Nagombe Titus through the work of the Mambila Baptist Convention in January 2016.

History

NGADA is an acronym for Ndola of Gola Area Development Association which was created by architect

Darius Dickson Ishaku Darius Dickson Ishaku, FNIA, FNITP CON (born 30 July 1954) is a Nigerian architect, urban planner, university lecturer and politician. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and the Governor of Taraba State. Early life Ishaku was bo ...

on September 21, 2016. The Association stemmed from the activities of Ndola of Gola Area Development Association, which is an umbrella Association formed and headed by Titus. The aim of this Association was to unite the

ethnic group who were scattered across five local governments in Taraba, with a particular aim to focus more attention on the Ndola. This was achieved when the Governor of Taraba submitted an Order Act seeking the creation of NGADA Special Development Area by the Taraba House of Assembly. The majority of the 116 villages under this development area are located in mountainous areas. Travel is difficult given a lack of roads. These people were first discovered by Anna Dickson Darius, wife of the Governor of Taraba.

References

{{reflist Taraba State