- Describe it as fraudulent
Ben Dunno, Warri
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Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality in Delta State has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) report on recent delineation of Wards, Polling Units in the Warri Federal Constituency, alleging the electoral umpire conspiracy to deny then their territorial boundaries and concede their oil wells to other ethnic groups in the area.
In a Communique issued at the end of the Press Conference held in Ugbuwangue, Warri South Local Government area of Delta state, today, the Itsekiri people stated clearly that are not against the Supreme Court judgement but they demand fairness, equity, and justice from INEC in this regard.
According to the communique, there is much biasness and illegality that are associated with execution of the said judgment which revealed, going by the co-ordinates, the polling units and wards that are created by INEC do not correspondent with the actual location on ground.
They have therefore called on the Federal Government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to prove the action of INEC on the redelineation exercise that it created fathom polling units and wards in the Federal Constituency.
Part of the communique presented by Chief Mene Brown read; “As law abiding citizens, we are not against the execution of Supreme Court order on the redelineation of Warri Federal Constituency Polling Units, Wards, we demand fairness, equity and justice from INEC”
“We reject the proposal of April 4, 2025 on Polling Units and wards delineation in its entity”.
In the communique, the people also demand that after the thorough investigation,any of the officers found wanting in the entire exercise should be disciplined to serve as deterent to others.
Continuing the Communique stared; “At the end of the Commission of inquiry, INEC officials and other office holders found culpable in INEC shrouds regarded as Polling Units and Wards redelineation of Warri Federal Constituency should be appropriately punished to act as deterrent to others with the intention of similar course of action”
The people also demand the immediate implementation of all judicial decisions in Warri Federal Constituency including the court of appeal judgement on the 10- ward structure of Warri South Local Government Area.
According to the statement, the people are optimistic that if the Federal Government can this needful, justice would have been served.
The press conference was attended by many Illustrious sons and daughters of the Iwere land including former Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Vincent Uduaghan, among others.
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