Nigeria, June 15 -- Ijaw and Urhobo leaders in Delta State have reluctantly accepted a presidential intervention regarding the contested Warri electoral boundaries.

Out of respect for President Bola Tinubu and to preserve local peace, the leaders said they agreed to a revised ward structure in the Warri South-West Local Government Area.

Under the new arrangement, the number of Ijaw electoral wards drops from 14 to 11, while Itsekiri wards increase from four to nine.

The compromise aims to resolve a long-standing dispute over the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s fresh delineation report.

The leaders, however, warned that they would resist any further alteration to the electoral boundaries approved by INEC and called o...