Itsekiri group rejects INEC’s recommendation of delineation of Wards in Warri Federal Constituency

A pro-Iwere organization, Itsekiri Rights Group, has rejected the delineation of wards in Warri Federal Constituency as recommended by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The Director-General of  Itsekiri Rights Group, Mr. Jolomi Esiategiwa, in an electronic statement sent to Fresh Angle International this morning, Monday April 7, described the proposal by INEC as completely unreasonable, biased, discriminatory and lopsided against the Itsekiri ethnic nationality.

Mr. Esiategiwa, who was a former Leader of Warri North Local Government Legislative Arm, declared: “We unequivocally reject the proposed INEC delineation of electoral Wards in Warri North, Warri South and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta State.

“The INEC proposed action is arbitrary and totally unacceptable as it minimizes the electoral wards of the Itsekiri people and increases the wards belonging to the Ijaws and the Urhobos in the three LGAs which historically is the homeland of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality.”

The Itsekiri activist, stated that the wards delineation is calculated to deny the Itsekiri people their majority electoral wards status as contained in the 1999 Federal Constitution and fraudulently give it to the Urhobos and Ijaws.

He remarked that the electoral ward in-balance is obnoxiously reprehensible to say the least. Esiategiwa therefore called for a fresh delineation of wards, which will take into account the concerns and interests of the Itsekiri people who are the majority in the three Warri LGAs.

He added that the fresh process should be inclusive of Itsekiri leaders and stakeholders, even as he expressed hope that INEC will remain an unbiased and trustworthy federal institution.

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