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OST State Governor Godwin obaseki has
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said that the Pres of the Nigeria chief
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of Defense staff General Christopher
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Guin Musa in the state on wed has
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assuaged fears of insecurity previously
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envisaged for this Saturday Ado state
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governorship election Governor obaseki
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stated this in a Facebook post after he
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the chief of Defense staff visited him
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at government house in vening City on
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Wade according to Governor obaseki he
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believes the chief of the f staff is
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better positioned than any other person
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to understand the National Security
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implications of this Saturday Ado state
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governorship election Governor obaseki
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said the conduct of security operatives
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in the state among others had asted
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fears of unwarranted intimidations and
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arrests of members of his party the
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people's Democratic party
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PDP I believe the chief of Defense staff
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CDs General Christopher Guin Musa is
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better position than anyone else to
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understand the National Security
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implications of the Edo gubernatorial
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election his presence and assurances of
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Peace security nonpartisanship and the
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professional conduct of security
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Personnel in the state have
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significantly asted the fears we
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previously expressed regarding the
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unwarranted intimidation and arrest of
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members of The People's Democratic party
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PDP by officers of the police force we
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are not asking for any fav but are
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stating that Ado citizens should be free
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to go to the polls to elect the
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candidates of their choice we will
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accept the outcome of a properly
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conducted election for8 years the
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security forces in the state have been
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highly Cooperative in helping us address
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security concerns collaboratively we
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have established forward operating bases
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fors and designed a digitized security
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architecture that has made Ado one of
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the safest states in the country
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all we have achieved in terms of
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security must not be compromised on the
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basis of the forthcoming election
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Governor Godwin obaseki stated governor
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obaseki who had refused to sign the
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peace Accord earlier during the week
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also said that arising from a closed
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door meeting of the calcus of our great
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party the people's Democratic party PDP
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in Edo State we wish to express our
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appreciation to the Inspector General of
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police and the chairman of of the
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independent National electoral
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Commission in for their assurances of
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providing a Level Playing Field for all
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players in Saturday's gubernatorial
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election in the state as a party we are
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ready for the election and confident
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that the people will make the right
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choice by voting for our candidates who
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stand Head and Shoulders above the
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others we are hopeful that with the
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courts resuming today all our members
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who have been detained in Abuja will be
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released or granted Bill to reunite with
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their family IES on that ground we will
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consider signing the peace
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