{"id":219224,"date":"2024-09-20T17:28:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/cds-calls-for-peace-says-tinubu-has-no-favorite-candidate\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T17:28:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:28:39","slug":"cds-calls-for-peace-says-tinubu-has-no-favorite-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/cds-calls-for-peace-says-tinubu-has-no-favorite-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"CDS Calls For Peace, Says Tinubu Has No Favorite Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ahead of the Edo state governorship election, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has refuted claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has a favorite candidate in the poll.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that General Christopher made this known during a meeting with the stakeholders, including Independent National Electoral Commission, Police and other security agencies in Benin City, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Tinubu\u2019s favorite will be the person the voters in the state elected on the September 21, as their governor.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CDS said: \u201cMr President does not have any favourite. His favourite is whoever the people of Edo vote for and that\u2019s what we must ensure that happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military has the presidential mandate to ensure a free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0September 21 Poll: Edo CP Debunks Alleged Ties To Wike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I bring from Abuja is peace and assurance that we will act professionally during the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection must be free, fair and credible; for this implies that any other person with any other intention other than a peaceful election probably will face the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to reiterate, though the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has said it, that the armed forces will not accept any other individual carrying arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of local security networks or vigilantes should stay off the election duties, they are not part of the statutory agencies for election. What we have to do is to support the INEC because it is the one conducting the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The police are the leading agency when it comes to security. So everything we do on security is to support the police to ensure that it is free and fair. We have taken part in elections over and over. 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