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FridayHeadlines 18th of Sept 2020 1. Edo: MBuhari warns against violence, rigging of poll - 2. Babalakin accuses Visitation Panel to UNILAG of bias - 3. Edo voters decide fate of Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu -

INEC promises fairnessPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his commitment to credible elections.Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress are the leading candidates. Twelve others are also contesting.The President warned electoral officials and security agents to be neutral while carrying out their duties.

“I want to see democratic standards in the country raised higher at every level, but these cannot be achieved when politicians resort to do or die methods to gain power by any means or machination. He said: “Conducting free and fair elections is one of my main concerns for our democracy, and I want this commitment to be one of the legacies I will leave behind when I depart office.”

 

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