Gambe

Gambe is a village in Tola-Binyeri District of the Mayo-Belwa local government area of Adamawa State in north east Nigeria. The settlement was founded 1750¹ by Gangve, the first Chief of Gambe. Gambe is in Gangfada Ward. Gambe has six of the twelve polling units in the ward. It is headed by the Traditional Council Village Head under the leadership of the District Head at Tola Headquarters of Tola-Binyeri District.

Gambe is a village in Tola-Binyeri District of the Mayo-Belwa local government area of Adamawa State in north east Nigeria. The settlement was founded 1750 by Gangve, the first Chief of Gambe. Gambe is in Gangfada Ward. Gambe has six of the twelve polling units in the ward. It is headed by the Traditional Council Village Head under the leadership of the District Head at Tola Headquarters of Tola-Binyeri District. ==Agriculture== The village is mostly settled by small scale farmers who grow crops such as groundnuts, Irish potatoes, pear, mango, palm kernels, mountain honey, and atile. The main market day is every Saturday; local produce and manufactured goods are sold. ==Inhabitants== Gambe is the home to the Chamba people, a tribe in Nigeria's North East region. It is also the village of the first Chamba University graduate: Sa'adu Abubakar Gambe. He graduated from Provincial Secondary School Yola in 1964, he did HSC in Science School Lagos, he then studied Botany/Zoology Combined Honors in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He is known as 'Baba Gambe' Father of Gambe. The village has a Primary School and a Junior Secondary School. ==References==

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