RismadarVoice Reporters
June 12, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled June 16 to June 25, 2026, for political parties to conduct primaries in newly created constituencies in Delta State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The constituencies affected include Warri South-West II, Warri North II, Aniocha North II, Ika North-East II, Sapele II, and Ethiope West II.
INEC announced the timetable in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.
According to the commission, the exercise is aimed at ensuring full participation of the newly restored constituencies in the forthcoming general elections, particularly in the nomination of candidates by political parties.
“To facilitate the participation of the restored constituencies in the 2027 General Election, particularly with respect to the nomination of candidates by political parties, the Commission has fixed June 16–25, 2026, for the conduct of political party primaries in the restored constituencies,” Haruna said.
He added that all other timelines contained in the already released revised election timetable remain unchanged and will continue to apply to the affected constituencies.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all other timelines and activities contained in the already published revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election shall apply to the restored constituencies,” he stated.
Meanwhile, reactions have continued over the ward delineation exercise in the Warri Federal Constituency, with an Itsekiri group maintaining its opposition to the report released by INEC.
The group, under the Concerned Delta Forum for Accountability (CODAFA), alleged that the exercise was based on inaccurate data and called for federal government intervention.
CODAFA President, Diden Diden, said the group was not opposed to implementing the Supreme Court judgment that necessitated the delineation, but insisted the proposal failed to address longstanding concerns of the Itsekiri people.
