Peter Obi Of Labour Party Is Again Favoured To Win Next Year’s Election By Opinion Polls.
By Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr.
Sequel to the opinion poll conducted by Nextier, a multi-competency advisory firm, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), is favoured to win the 2023 election if it were held today.
The survey, which was conducted in rural communities, interviewed 2,000 Nigerian registered voters from 12 states spread across six geopolitical zones. According to the Nextier survey team, the home states of the leading presidential and vice-presidential candidates were excluded.
According to the poll, Mr Obi, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party will compete for the presidency (PDP). Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) is not popular in Nigeria’s northwest, particularly in his home state of Kano.
The poll results gave Mr Obi a 40.37 percent lead in rural communities. Mr Abubakar comes in second with 26.7 percent, followed by Mr Tinubu with 20.47 percent.
The report further said that, the LP candidate has the highest net favorability at 30%.
“Atiku Abubakar has 17.3%, Bola Tinubu has 4.98 percent, and Kwankwaso has -8.70 percent.”
Survey respondents with no educational attainments or those who chose not to disclose their educational status prefer Mr Abubakar and Mr Tinubu.
With less than 100 days until the election, eight out of ten respondents, are certain that nothing will persuade them to vote for a different candidate. According to the survey, radio, social media, and family/friends are the primary channels through which people learn about the various presidential candidates.
