Apex Court Halts Election in Three Warri LGAs Until Fresh Delineation Alex Enumah in Abuja The Supreme Court has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting any election in Warri South
The Supreme Court has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting any election in Warri South West, Warri South and Warri North Local Government Areas of Delta State, until a fresh delineation is done in the electoral Wards and Units in the Areas.
The suit which gave birth to the judgment commenced at the Federal High Court, Asaba Judicial Division on March 28, 2011. In their arguments, they submitted that such wards and units were being used as instrument of electoral manipulation and fraud, lamenting that in some cases, areas with high population had less wards and units while sparsely populated areas had undeserved number of wards and units.
“A declaration that Warri Federal Constituency is due for fresh delineation of wards and units in compliance with the statutory and constitutional provisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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