The Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, has dismissed an appeal filed by Itsekiri appellants seeking to stop the enforcement of the Supreme Court-ordered delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency of Delta State.
The appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1457/2025: HON. APPEARANCE AFEJUKU & ORS V. INEC & ORS, was dismissed, clearing the way for the final implementation of the apex court’s directive on fresh delineation.
Also, the Federal High Court sitting in Warri dismissed Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/37/2025: EJEYI PHILIP & ORS V. INEC, filed by Itsekiri claimants seeking to set aside the interim report of the fresh delineation exercise released by INEC in May, 2025.
The twin court decisions mark another major legal development in the long-running Warri Federal Constituency ward delineation dispute ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Earlier today, GbaramatuVoice reported that the Federal High Court sitting in Warri ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fully comply with the Supreme Court judgment on the fresh delineation of electoral wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency before the conduct of the 2027 general elections.
In the judgment delivered on Friday morning in open court, the court held that INEC must implement the Supreme Court decision affecting Warri North, Warri South and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta State before any electoral process for the 2027 elections can validly proceed in the constituency.
The judgment followed a suit filed by Urhobo leaders in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/31/2026: CHIEF WESTHAM ADEHOR & ORS V. INEC, challenging INEC’s delay in complying with the apex court’s directive.
