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BREAKING: Court Rejects Itsekiri Application to Stop Delineation of Warri Federal Constituency

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Court Rejects Itsekiri Application to Stop Delineation of Warri Federal Constituency
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Justice I. M. Sani, of the Federal High Court, Warri Division has rejected an interim application by the Itsekiri ethnic nationality to stop the supreme court ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri Federal Constituency comprising of Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas) of Delta State.

The ruling of the Court delivered today, the 23rd day of May, 2024 was sequel to a motion ex-parte in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/46/2024 filed by the Itsekiri Ethnic Nationality through their Lawyer, Chief Robinson Ariyo.

Chief Ariyo had argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be stopped from taking further steps in respect of the supreme court ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units until the determination of the motion on notice, an argument the court rejected.

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Recall that the Supreme Court had on the December 2, 2022 in Appeal No.: S/413/2016: Hon. George Timinimi & 9 Ors v INEC, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to carry out fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs before the conduct of future elections.

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INEC has since commenced the process of implementing the judgment by facilitating stakeholders meeting at Asaba and Abuja.

Meanwhile, the Ijaws and Urhobos of Warri Federal Constituency have through their Lawyers, Eric Omare and Sunny Emuveyan applied to join as interested parties in the matter at the appeal filed by the Itsekiris at the Federal High Court, Warri.

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