Mamamu Opposes Proposed Ogbe-Ijoh Ward Delineation, Set to Take INEC to Court

In a bold assertion, Chief Bene Youkore Mamamu, a prominent leader from Ogbe-ljoh Warri Kingdom, Warri South-West local government area, Delta State, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of reducing Ogbe-ljoh people through its proposed delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency. 

Bene Mamamu who is a leader and political stakeholder in Ogbe-ljoh, In a statement he personally signed, copies of which were made available to newsmen on Thursday in Warri Delta State, said; "INEC shortchanged communities in Ogbe-ljoh Warri Kingdom and unjustly allocate their Wards to other communities to increase others and reduce the highly populated Ogbe-ljoh which had four wards from the onset.

"We are prepared to take action against INEC for allocating our Communities to other people thereby reducing Ogbe-ljoh Wards, we demand immediate correction to this open rubbery of our political rights, he said.
 

Mamamu while voicing strong allegations of bias and unfair treatment against INEC, claimed that the allocation of only two wards to Ogbe-Ijoh, despite its being significantly larger in population compared to other communities, is a deliberate attempt to undermine their political influence.

"Ogbe-Ijoh, with its robust population, deserves a fairer allocation of wards that reflects its size and needs. "We will not allow our rights to be trampled upon, we will fight this decision with all our might, this political deprivation is not acceptable".