According to a poll commissioned by Bloomberg News, Peter Obi is the front-runner for the position of Nigeria’s next president.
It is anticipated that the candidates from the Labour Party’s Obi, the All Progressives Congress‘ Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar would compete in a three-way fight for the presidency in February of next year.
According to Bloomberg, a sizable majority of survey participants stated they planned to support former Anambra state governor Obi.
Premise Data Corp. conducted a survey for Bloomberg News, and the results were released on Wednesday, September 28, 2022; the first day of the official campaign to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
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According to Bloomberg, “of the 92% of participants who said they’ve decided how to vote, 72% named Obi as their first option.”
“Of those who are still unsure, 45% said the 61-year-old is their preferred candidate.”
According to Bloomberg, Premise Data Corp. conducted a 3,973 Nigerian citizen poll between September 5 and September 20.
According to the report, respondents were chosen from quotas created by age, gender, and location across the six geographic zones of the country.
Results were compared to the initial quotas and weighted to ensure national representation.