Warri Federal Delineation: Egbema Youth Political Forum Commends INEC, Demands For More Wards, Units,
By gandi wisdom
Ijaw Youths under the aegis of Egbema Youth Political Forum (EGYPF) in Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State has commended and appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for discharging a Transparent fresh Delineation Exercise in the Warri Federal Constituency (Warri North, Warri South and Warri Southwest Local Government Areas) in Delta State as ordered by the Supreme Court in his Judgement Delivered on the 2nd of December 2022 in Abuja.
The Chairman of Egbema Youth Political Forum (EGYPF) Barr Ebigbagha S. Baidi during the weekend in Warri applauded Nigeria President Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu, INEC National Commissioner Representing Cross River, Delta and Edo States Prof Rhoda Gamus and all other Stakeholders who swiftly adhered to Court Judgement, thereby carrying out the Fresh Delineation Exercise to ascertain the true state of Electoral Wards and Units accrued to the major Ethnic Nationalities that make up the Warri Federal Constituency.
In his words “we gladly received the report of the field work presented to our Leaders by Delta State Resident electoral commissioner of INEC Sir Etekamba Udo Umoren at the Stakeholders meeting in Asaba, the state Capital. This is indeed a testament that Ijaws are never minority even in the Warri Federal Constituency, let alone Niger Delta”.
Barr Baidi on behalf of the Youths further demanded that the remaining two wards be given to Egbema Kingdom considering her large population and land mass, the ten wards are not enough, just two communities in the kingdom are more than the entire Itsekiri villages.
He urged the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and all stakeholders not to be intimidated by the rantings of Itsekiri Youths. The Commission should ensure the report is implemented without delay, for this is an absolute demonstration and commitment to democratic principles, showing how transparent and unbiased the electoral umpire of Nigeria has become.
The Leadership of Egbema Youth Political Forum also used the medium to admonished any aggrieved party to shield her swords and accept the report in good fate in other to sustain the lasting peace in the state. Inflammatory rhetoric and acrimony are not civil approaches to seeking redress in issue of this nature as we are indivisible entities in one geographical location.
“ We extend our unreserved appreciation to Barr George Timinimi, Barr Eric Omare, Barr Ugha Kurumah and others who took this bold step of approaching the court which has always being the last hope of the oppressed which indeed has yielded the expected result. Further appreciation go to Rt Hon Elder Sheriff Oborevwore the Executive Governor of Delta State, our Foremost Leader High Chief Dr Government Oweizide Ekpempolo popularly known as Tompolo and a whole lot of other leaders for providing the enabling environment, ensuring the process was completed without an iota of violence especially during the field work.
Furthermore, the leadership of the forum call on the monarch of Itsekiri to call his subjects who have been attacking the personality of High Chief Dr Government Ekpempolo popularly known as Tompolo to order, further ridiculous comments against him will not be tolerated.
As the Chairman of (EGYPF) I applaud the INEC report disclosed to us stating that in Warri North Ijaw has 10 Wards while Itsekiri has 8 Wards, Warri Southwest Ijaw has 15 Wards while Itsekiri has 4 Wards, Warri South, Ijaw has 3 Wards, Itsekiri has 8 Wards while Urohbo has 9 Wards,” but that of the Egbema people should be increased, he emphasized.
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