Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, representing Delta South Senatorial District, has made a case for the restoration of the defunct Isoko North Constituency II on the floor of the Senate.
Sen. Thomas while supporting the motion moved by Senator Ned Nwoko, from Delta North, to reinstate the Aniocha North Constituency II following the Supreme Court judgement, noted that similar challenges also bedevil other state constituencies in Delta State.
“I want to throw more light on what my distinguished colleague Ned Nwoko is talking about. We have a similar situation in Isoko North Local Government,” he said.
Sen. Thomas, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, recalled that after the enactment of the 1999 constitution, some constituencies were deleted, including Isoko North State Constituency II, which has deprived the people of fair opportunities as other local governments with multiple constituencies.
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“There were constituencies, but after the 1999 constitution, those constituencies were removed. So, we are in court to reinstate such constituencies that have deprived our people the opportunity like every other constituency or local government that has two or three constituencies.
“For my particular case of Isoko North, we have only one state constituency in Isoko North which is bigger than most local governments that have two or three state constituencies,” he added.
He concluded by affirming that legal action is underway to remedy the exclusion of the Isoko North Constituency 11 in the constitution, and that the population figures support the demand for the constituency’s restoration.
