The Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups have reached a landmark power-sharing agreement over the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II, following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the dispute surrounding INEC’s ward delineation exercise.
The deal was finalized on Friday during a high-level meeting chaired by National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, with representatives of both ethnic groups and senior government officials, including DSS Director-General Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, in attendance.
Under the terms of the agreement, the House of Representatives seat for Warri Federal Constituency II will rotate between the Ijaw and Itsekiri nationalities.
The Ijaw will hold the seat for the first two consecutive terms, after which it will rotate to the Itsekiri for the next two terms.
The breakthrough followed President Tinubu’s meeting with Delta stakeholders at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, June 11, where he directed that two representatives from each of the three ethnic nationalities involved in the dispute meet under Ribadu’s supervision to craft a mutually acceptable framework.
Signatories to the agreement included former Delta State Deputy Governor Kingsley Otuaro and Dr. Eric Omare for the Ijaw, while Sir A.S. Mene and Chief Robinson Ariyo represented the Itsekiri.
Ribadu endorsed the pact on behalf of the Federal Government, with Olorogun Victor Okumagba and Chief Westham Adehor signing as witnesses.
This resolution is expected to ease long-standing tensions in Warri politics and foster cooperation between the two ethnic groups in the constituency.
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