{"id":4803,"date":"2025-09-11T17:43:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/ijaw-urhobo-coalition-group-boycott-inec-cvr-demand-implementation-of-supreme-court-ordered-ward-delineation-in-warri-federal-constituency\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:43:40","slug":"ijaw-urhobo-coalition-group-boycott-inec-cvr-demand-implementation-of-supreme-court-ordered-ward-delineation-in-warri-federal-constituency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/ijaw-urhobo-coalition-group-boycott-inec-cvr-demand-implementation-of-supreme-court-ordered-ward-delineation-in-warri-federal-constituency\/","title":{"rendered":"Ijaw, Urhobo Coalition Group Boycott INEC CVR, Demand Implementation Of Supreme Court Ordered Ward Delineation In Warri Federal Constituency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Esther David<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups of Warri Federal Constituency have declared their boycott of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must first implement the final report of the Supreme Court-ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in the constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The protesters who stormed the INEC headquarters in large numbers came from Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West Local Government Areas making up the Federal constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The groups made their position known on Tuesday during a peaceful protest to the INEC headquarters in Abuja where they expressed deep worry over the INEC\u2019s CVR in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They Carried placards with inscriptions such as \u201cWarri Federal Constituency: No Ward, No Units for CVR\u201d, \u201cCVR Today is Political Fraud in Warri Federal Constituency\u201d  and \u201cINEC, Give Us the Final Report.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spokesman of the groups, Chief David Reje from the Egbema Clan of Warri North Local Government Areas accused INEC of undermining the constitutional rights of the people by conducting the CVR with the \u201cdefunct arrangement\u201d that the Supreme Court had earlier nullified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chief Reje, expressed their displeasure noting that despite INEC\u2019s field exercise and stakeholder engagements, which produced a new delineation report in compliance with the apex court judgment, the commission has failed to release and implement the final report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur patience and cooperation are being taken for granted as machinery has been set in place to disenfranchise us from participating in future elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can no longer wait while our democratic rights guaranteed by the Constitution and reaffirmed by the Supreme Court judgment are being eroded” Chief Reje warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The groups said they had travelled from Warri to Abuja to draw INEC\u2019s attention to their plight, warning that they might be compelled to occupy the commission\u2019s premises until their demands were met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey described the move as the second phase of their \u201cnon-violent struggle to restore political dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They further noted that they had come under \u201cconsistent pressure\u201d from their people and could not guarantee that the agitation would remain contained if INEC continued to ignore the court order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They demanded that ; INEC must immediately release and implement the delineation report and the CVR should only proceed on the basis of the newly approved electoral arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe shall not stand idly by and watch our democratic rights and franchise frittered away. A stitch in time saves nine.\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INEC National Commissioner, Abdullahi Abdulzuru, in his response assured the Ijaw and Urhobo groups of Warri Federal Constituency that their concerns over the implementation of the Supreme Court-ordered delineation of electoral wards and units will be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended the groups for adopting a peaceful approach in presenting their grievances and acknowledged receipt of their formal petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have listened carefully to your demands and read through your submission. I will tender the documents to the commission,\u201d Abdulzuru said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further stressed that INEC is a law-abiding institution with no intention of disenfranchising any group of Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a commission, we are committed to upholding the law. There is no intention, as far as INEC is concerned, to disenfranchise anybody from any exercise. We will get back to you be rest assured,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent figures who signed the document tendered by the protesters include Dr Joel Bisina, Olorogun Victor Okumagba, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, Chief John Eramvor, Dr Paul Bebenimibo, Chief Sylvester Femi Okumagba, Chief Arthur Akpodubakaye, Chief Wilson Ogbodu, Chief Emmanuel Serondi and Chief Mrs Ann Gagiyovwi (JP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are Rev. Samuel Ako, Amb.Jude Ebitimi Ukori (JP), Hon. Frank Pukon, Chief Mrs Vero Emmanuel Tangbewei and Comrade Mrs Margaret Ikinbor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Esther David The Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups of Warri Federal Constituency have declared…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1291],"tags":[1444,1442,1443],"class_list":["post-4803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electoral","tag-demand-implementation-of-supreme-court-ordered-ward-delineation-in-warri-federal-constituency","tag-ijaw","tag-urhobo-coalition-group-boycott-inec-cvr"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03d29e0c-8522-43df-a322-924a25fc6696-1.jpg?fit=810%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5499,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/why-we-will-boycott-the-2027-elections-if-inec-fail-to-implement-the-warri-federal-constituency-delineation-report___says-ijaw-urhobo-coalition-group\/","url_meta":{"origin":4803,"position":0},"title":"\u201cWhy We Will Boycott The 2027 Elections If INEC Fail To Implement The Warri Federal Constituency Delineation Report\u201d___Says Ijaw, Urhobo Coalition Group","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"March 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Ebiowei Gabriel Warri, Delta State______ A group under the auspices of Protectors Of Ijaw, Urhobo Heritage In Warri Federal Constituency, has made a strong worded press statement directed at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over what the it described as deliberate delay in the implementation of the Supreme\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","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\/11\/img_4694-1.jpg?fit=539%2C550&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4694-1.jpg?fit=539%2C550&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4694-1.jpg?fit=539%2C550&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4538,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/breaking-delta-ijaw-group-warns-inec-against-conducting-continuous-voter-registration-exercise-in-warri-federal-constituency-vows-to-resist-any-electoral-activity-without-implementation-of-delineati\/","url_meta":{"origin":4803,"position":1},"title":"BREAKING: Delta Ijaw Group Warns INEC Against Conducting Continuous Voter Registration Exercise In Warri Federal Constituency, Vows To Resist Any Electoral Activity Without Implementation Of Delineation Report","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"July 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u200eBy Uche Alvin OPEN LETTER TO THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)\u200eRE: FORMAL WARNING AGAINST CONDUCTING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION IN WARRI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY WITHOUT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF WARD DELINEATION EXERCISE\u200eTo:\u200eThe Chairman\u200eIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC)\u200eINEC Headquarters\u200eZambezi Crescent, Maitama District\u200eAbuja, FCT, Nigeria\u200eDear Sir,\u200e\u200eWe write to you on behalf of the Warri\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Electoral"","block_context":{"text":"Electoral","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/electoral\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4729,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/we-reject-inecs-planned-continuous-voters-registration-until-the-supreme-court-ordered-ward-delineation-final-report-is-implemented___says-concerned-stakeholders-of-warri-fe\/","url_meta":{"origin":4803,"position":2},"title":"\u201cWe Reject INEC\u2019s Planned Continuous Voters Registration Until The Supreme Court Ordered Ward Delineation Final Report Is Implemented\u201d___Says Concerned Stakeholders Of Warri Federal Constituency","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"August 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Uche Alvin PROTEST PETITION TO INEC From: Concerned Stakeholders of Warri Federal Constituency To: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Date: [22\/8\/2025] SUBJECT: WE REJECT CVR UNTIL YOU ANNOUNCE THE SUPREME COURT\u2013ORDERED FINAL DELINEATION RESULT INEC, enough is enough! 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