May 22, 2026
By Akpokona Omafuaire & Matilda Ikediobi
EFFURUN—Itsekiri groups in Delta State have rejected the fresh delineation of wards, polling units and constituencies proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Warri Federal Constituency, describing the exercise as fraudulent, provocative and inconsistent with constitutional provisions and historical realities of the area.
The rejection came from the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILoT, and the Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, even as Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in the constituency endorsed the final report released by INEC and warned against any attempt to alter it.
ILoT, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Amorighoye Mene, faulted the process that produced the proposed delineation, alleging that the fieldwork and Geographic Information System, GIS, mapping conducted by INEC failed to comply with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, the Electoral Act 2026 and INEC’s own guidelines.
