Abaji is a
local government area in the
Federal Capital Territory
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of
Nigeria
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, Abuja. The city is the land of the Gbagyi, Bassa, Egbira, Ganagana, and Hausa people. The majorities were Bassa, Gbagyi, Egbira and Ganagana. The first settlement in Abuja are Gbagyi, Bassa, Egbira and Tiv people before the Usman Danfodio religious war came to Northcentral, Abuja South.After the kinship throne was won by Egbira people from the Tiv people, they ruled kinship and allow the Hausa to be the Imam of the city the name used to be Igabazi (meaning: A territory carved by Abazhi), and is one of the area council in Abuja. Abaji kingdom headed by the Ona of Abaji (chairman FCT Council of chiefs) is the oldest traditional institution in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The land was under the old Koton Karfe kingdom but agreed to join the federal capital territory for developmental purposes. Hon. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) became the chairman of Abaji Area Council in the February 12, 2022 chairmanship election of the FCT.
In 2016, Abaji has an area of 992 km and populations of 98,000. Abaji has proposed Abuja University of Technology (AUTA) to be commissioned soon, it was located at Agyana road. Nestle bottling company is also situated at Awawa, alongside Gwagwalada / Lokoja Express Way. In the Area council, there is a reasonable supply of electricity and the town is surrounded by the all-season rivers (Azako, Ashara, and Ukyo). The people are civilized and when it comes to education they are not left behind. The area council consists of ten wards which are:
# Nuku/Sabon Gari/Manderegi
# Abaji Central
# Abaji North East
# Abaji South East
# Gurdi
# Rimba/Ebagi
# Agyana/Pandagi
# Gawu
# Yaba
# Alu/Mamagi
Abaji shares a boundary with three states in Nigeria which are Nassarawa, Niger, and Kogi states.
The
postal code
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of the area is 905101.
References
External links
Official Website
{{LGAs and communities of Federal Capital Territory
Local Government Areas in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
Populated places in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)