Protesters storm Delta INEC office over alleged irregularities in Warri delineation

Over 200 Urhobo and Itsekiri residents of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have protested at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Asaba over alleged irregularities in the delineation of electoral wards in the area. They alleged that the exercise could undermine the political representation of their communities. The protesters accused INEC of introducing fictitious names, unfamiliar wards and questionable polling units into the electoral structure of the LGA. They called on the commission to correct what they described as errors in the delineation exercise and ensure that the electoral structure reflected the genuine ancestral settlements and inter...