Delineation: Itsekiri, Ijaw to Rotate Proposed Warri Federal Constituency II Seat

Itsekiri and Ijaws of Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State have agreed on a power-sharing arrangement for the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu aimed at resolving the lingering dispute over electoral ward delineation in the area.

The agreement was reached on Friday after a meeting convened at the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja.

According to the resolution signed by representatives of the Ijaw and Itsekiri groups and witnessed by stakeholders, the parties agreed on a rotational arrangement for the House of Representatives seat in the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II.

Under the agreement, the House of Representatives seat will rotate between the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups, with the Ijaw nationality taking the first turn for two consecutive terms before the seat shifts to the Itsekiri for a similar tenure.

Today’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the instance of President Tinubu himself is believed to bring to lasting end decades of ethnic tension in the Warri Area following Thursday’s engagement between President Tinubu and representatives of the Itsekiri, Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups from Warri Federal Constituency at the Presidential Villa. Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, was in attendance.