Representatives of the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities 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), Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja. The meeting came on the heels of an earlier engagement between Tinubu and representatives of the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic groups from Warri Federal Constituency at the Presidential Villa on June 11. Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta State governor, was also present at the earlier meeting.
According to the resolution signed by representatives of both ethnic groups and witnessed by key stakeholders, the parties agreed that the House of Representatives seat in the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II would rotate between the Ijaw and
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