The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to review demands from protesting Urhobo and Ijaw communities in Delta State, following a peaceful demonstration at its national headquarters in Abuja.
The protest was in response to the commission’s delay in implementing a Supreme Court-ordered delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency.
The demonstrators, representing Warri North, Warri South, and Warri South West Local Government Areas, submitted a petition to INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, warning that the ongoing voter registration in the area without legitimate electoral structures violated their constitutional rights and the Supreme Court judgment delivered on December 2, 2022.
The petition was received on behalf of the commission by INEC National Commissioner Prof. Abdullahi Zuru and Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.
“You have read through your submission, and the people here have heard what you have said. I will tender this document that you have presented to the commission. The commission will look at this and act on it,” Zuru said.