About Roni

Introduction

Roni local government area is domiciled in Jigawa state, North-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Roni with the LGA comprising of a number of towns and villages which include Baragumi, Gora, Gadare, Kumeji, Pandako, Warpawa, Gasakoli, and Dagasawa. Roni local government area is a part of the Kazaure Emirate and has an estimated population of 164,894 inhabitants with the area mostly inhabited by members of the Hausa and the Fulani ethnic groups. The Hausa language is commonly spoken in the LGA while the religion of Islam is extensively practiced in the LGA.
Jigawa State created out of the old Kano State in August 1991 is one of the 36 states in Federal Republic of Nigeria. The agitation for the creation of the state was led by Malam Inuwa-Dutse, a former commissioner in the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources during the governorship of late Audu Bako, the governor of old Kano State (comprising present Kano and Jigawa states). By the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, the state comprises 27 local government councils, which are divided into 30 state constituencies, grouped into 11 federal constituencies and 3 senatorial districts. These 27 local government councils were further subdivided into 77 development areas by law No. 5 of 2004 of the State House of Assembly. In line with the democratic setting in the country, the governments at both the state and local government levels are elected, and comprise an executive with a unicameral legislature. The state legislature has 30 elected members each representing one of the state constituencies. To complete the state governance structure, there is an independent state judiciary as the third arm of government.
The State Government administrative apparatus is organized into ministries, extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, which are located across the three senatorial districts in the state since 1999. This decentralized approach to governmental administrative structure was seen as a move towards stimulating economic activities socio-economic development and empowerment over a wider area since government is the largest employer, perhaps second only to agriculture. In addition, this was also seen as a way for spreading even development among major urban centers and a shift from “city-state syndrome” that obtained in the old Kano State.

Background History

Geography of Roni

Roni LGA covers a total area of 322 square kilometres and has an average temperature of 34 degrees centigrade. The LGA witnesses two distinct seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons with the former lasting for longer periods of the calendar year than the latter.

Economy of Roni

Roni LGA is rich in mineral deposits of Kaolin and the mining of the resource is an important economic activity in Roni LGA. Other important economic activities engaged in by the people of Roni LGA include farming, trade, animal rearing, hunting, crafts making and pottery.

Bylaws of Roni Local Government

Is a Local Government can made by council under an enable power contained in power general act- requiring something to be done or not done in a specified area.

Geography and Climate

Location: Northwestern Jigawa State, Nigeria (Latitude 12°54'N, Longitude 8°33'E)

Topography: Rolling hills, highest elevation in Jigawa State (600m above sea level)

Climate: Tropical savanna

• Dry season: November to April
• Rainy season: May to October
• Average rainfall: 700mm annually

Roni Local Government Authority

Roni was part of Kano State until August 27, 1991, when it became part of Jigawa State.

List of Local Government Chairmen (Former - Current)