DELINEATION : CRISIS IS BREWING BETWEEN IJAW-URHOBO ITSEKERIRI IN WARRI.
From Emmanuel Ogoigbe – Warri
Tension is brewing in Warri Federal constituency as Ijaws and Urhobos have vowed to resist any attempt to alter the judgment of Supreme Court relating to the delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the area.
According to them, it will be unfair if the decision of the Supreme Court is ignored to favour the neighbouring Itsekiri, insisting that such action will bring unhealthy development in the constituency.
Chief Monday Keme, Principal Secretary to Amakosowei (Pere) of Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom stated this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Warri, emphasized that the unanimous judgment of 2nd December 2022, states that INEC should delineate a fresh electoral wards and polling units in Warri North, South and South-West that makes up Warri federal constituencies.
“It is a fact that the Court order is to ensure absolute and a prerequisite for future elections”, explained Chief Keme, stressing that any attempt to change the Court decision will be strongly resisted.
“Failure of INEC to complete the process of the fresh delineation, portends grave danger and risk of no election in the federal constituency 2027 and beyond”, said Keme in rage.
He condemned the recent actions of the Itsekiri by attempting to influence president Bola Tinubu by casting insinuations and putting undue pressure on his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to influence the delineation ward will misrepresent a bad image for our nation.
“We believe the president and his wife with solid democratic credentials will not fall to this ill-conceived and mischievous antics to reduce the personality”, said the spokesman insisting that they should do what is right.
