Akko, Nigeria

Akko is a local government area of Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Kumo town on the A345 highway south of the state capital Gombe,[1] about 40 km away.[2] Kumo (headquarters) is a cosmopolitan community of more than 30 different tribes, ranging from the dominant Fulani tribe to Tangale, Tera, Hausa and other minorities.

Akko
LGA
Motto: 
AKK babban lamba
Akko is located in Nigeria
Akko
Akko
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 10°03′00″N 11°13′00″E
Country Nigeria
StateGombe State
HeadquartersKumo
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • EmirUmar Muhammed Atiku
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAbubakar Usman Barambu (Dallatun AKKO)
Area
 • Total2,627 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total337,853
 • Ethnicities
Fulani Tangale
 • Religions
mostly Muslim and Christian
Time zoneUTC1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
771
ISO 3166 codeNG.GO.AK

Kumo also serves as the second-largest in the state centre after Gombe Local Government, in thecal government area is made up of three major districts and 11 wards. Akko LGA was created for the main purpose of establishing link between the people at the grassroots, state and the central government levels.[3]

Akko Local Government Area Secretariat, Kumo, Gombe state, Nigeria[4] Akko local government is under Gombe state, and the current governor is Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, is governing under All Progressives Congress (APC) political party.[2]

The Chairman of Akko local government is Akhaji Abubakar Usaman.

Akko Local Government Area is located in Kumo town and this area council consists of Gona, Kumo, Pindiga, Garin Garba, Jalingo, Jauro Tukur, Kembu, Kumo North, Kumo East, Panda, Kumo Central, Lergo, Garin Liman Kumo, Mararraban-Tum, Tashan Magarya, and many more.[5]

The town of Akko, from which the name of the local government area is originated, is west of Gombe at 10°17′00″N 10°58′00″E.

The local government area covers 2,627 km2 and had a population of 337,853 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 771102 to 771104 .[6][7]

Ther are about 100 secondary schools in Akko LGA.

Government

The local government Chairman and Deputy Chairman are Abubakar Usman Barambu and Mahmud Saleh Tabra respectively.[8] They are both from the All Progressive Congress political party.[8][9]

Market days

As in most northern states of Nigeria, there is much agricultural activity including the following:[10]

Most of this produce finds its way into the local markets with specific days allotted for towns and villages:[10]

  • Monday: Garko, Pindiga & Kalshingi
  • Tuesday: Kashere
  • Wednesday: None
  • Thursday: Kumo
  • Friday: Kembu
  • Saturday: Tumu, Kalshingi
  • Sunday: Tukulma

References
  1. "Christmas: Gombe Governor Releases N75m Food Items To Christian Community". 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. "Rome2rio: Discover how to get to Akko from anywhere". Rome2rio. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. Akko Local Government Area Kumo Gombe State. "Finelib.com - [1]". www.finelib.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. Abdulaghonniy, www.finelib.com. "Finelib.com - Nigeria Business Directory and Search Engine". www.finelib.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. [Link www.finelib.com "Finelib.com - Nigeria Business Directory and Search Engine"]. www.finelib.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  6. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  7. "Akko LGA Postal Code: Gombe State". Nigeria ZIP Code. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. "APC wins all 11 chairmanship, 114 councillorship seats in Gombe". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. Ahmad, Auwal (20 December 2020). "Gombe LG poll: APC wins all 11 Chairmanship, 114 Councillorship seats". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. "Akko LGA". Gombe State Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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