The Supreme Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to carry out a fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in Warri
The Apex Court ordered that the delineation be carried out before future elections in the affected areas.
The suit, which gave birth to the judgment, commenced at the Federal High Court, Asaba Judicial Division, on the 28th day of March, 2011, when Hon. George Timinimi & nine others filed an action by way of a writ of summons against INEC for themselves and on behalf of the Ijaws of Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State.
“A declaration that any further election conducted within the Warri Federal Constituency to wit: Warri South West, Warri South and Warri North Local Government Areas of Delta without proper delineation of appropriate wards/units allocated according to the existing population by the Defendant in this suit is null and void.
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