{"id":4677,"date":"2025-08-16T17:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/group-writes-protest-letter-to-delta-state-government-over-reckless-publication-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T17:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:26:17","slug":"group-writes-protest-letter-to-delta-state-government-over-reckless-publication-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/group-writes-protest-letter-to-delta-state-government-over-reckless-publication-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Writes Protest Letter To Delta State Government Over Reckless Publication On Warri North LGA Majority Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Uche Alvin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PROTEST LETTER TO THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RE: YOUR RECKLESS LIES ABOUT WARRI NORTH MAJORITY STATUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From: Warri Constituency Legacy<br \/>Date: 16\/8\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Oborevwori, your government has disgraced itself with the reckless lie on Facebook claiming Warri North is \u201cpredominantly Itsekiri.\u201d That is not governance, it is dangerous propaganda, ethnic bigotry and betrayal of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warri North is two kingdoms, Egbema Ijaw and Itsekiri. The Ijaw of Egbema are the majority, proven by Pacheco Pereira (1505), British Intelligence Reports (1936, 1951), and colonial censuses (1921\u20131963). Our lands, Opuama, Polobubo, Tsekelewu, Gbeoba, Ogbudugbudu form the bulk of Warri North. Itsekiri are settlers on borrowed space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your post violates the Constitution (S.14, S.42, S.17) and mocks the Supreme Court (SC\/CV\/1033\/2023) which already struck down the fraudulent \u201c6\u20134\u201d ward allocation. INEC has verified; only publication remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reckless post is a time-bomb. Retract it, apologise and stop being an ethnic mouthpiece before you plunge Warri into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Demand: Retract the falsehood, respect the truth and Federal Government\/INEC must publish the delineation result now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Signed:<br \/>Chief Ebikeke T. Goodstime<br \/>(President)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Thomp Miebi (Secretary)<br \/>Warri Constituency Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CC: Presidency, National Assembly, NSA, INEC, AGF, Niger Delta &amp; Petroleum Ministers, IGP, CDS, UN AU, EU, Amnesty, HRW, Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Uche Alvin PROTEST LETTER TO THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT RE: YOUR RECKLESS LIES ABOUT&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[1372],"class_list":["post-4677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-group-writes-protest-letter-to-delta-state-government-over-reckless-publication-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1931-1-1.jpg?fit=293%2C171&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4678,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/group-writes-protest-letter-to-delta-state-government-over-reckless-publication-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":4677,"position":0},"title":"Group Writes Protest Letter To Delta State Government Over Reckless Publication On Warri North LGA Majority Status","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"August 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Uche Alvin PROTEST LETTER TO THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT RE: YOUR RECKLESS LIES ABOUT WARRI NORTH MAJORITY STATUS From: Warri Constituency LegacyDate: 16\/8\/2025 Governor Oborevwori, your government has disgraced itself with the reckless lie on Facebook claiming Warri North is \u201cpredominantly Itsekiri.\u201d That is not governance, it is dangerous\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4686,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/re-your-reckless-lies-on-warri-north-lga-majority-status-is-an-affront-to-history-peace-and-justice___says-rights-group-to-delta-state-government-in-a-protest-letter\/","url_meta":{"origin":4677,"position":1},"title":"RE: Your Reckless Lies On Warri North LGA Majority Status Is An Affront To History, Peace And Justice___Says Rights Group To Delta State Government In A Protest Letter","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"August 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Uche Alvin PROTEST LETTER TO THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT RE: YOUR RECKLESS LIES ABOUT WARRI NORTH MAJORITY STATUS IS AN AFFRONT TO HISTORY, PEACE, AND JUSTICE From: Warri Constituency LegacyDate: [16\/8\/2025] Governor Oborevwori, Your Government Has Disgraced Itself We rise in anger to condemn the shameless falsehood your government\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1939-1.jpg?fit=216%2C234&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4663,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/re-falsehood-about-warri-north-and-the-historical-truth-of-ijaw-majority-in-egbema-kingdom\/","url_meta":{"origin":4677,"position":2},"title":"RE: FALSEHOOD ABOUT WARRI NORTH AND THE HISTORICAL TRUTH OF IJAW MAJORITY IN EGBEMA KINGDOM","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"August 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Uche Alvin OPEN LETTER TO THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT RE: FALSEHOOD ABOUT WARRI NORTH AND THE HISTORICAL TRUTH OF IJAW MAJORITY IN EGBEMA KINGDOM From: Ijaw Stakeholders of Warri Federal ConstituencyDate: [16\/8\/2025] Introduction: Government Must Not Be a Conduit of Falsehood Dear Rt. 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