JUST IN: ANAP Foundation Poll Projects Obi Ahead of Tinubu, Atiku in 2023 Race
By Kabir Akintayo
A non-profit organisation, Anap Foundation, in its recent nationwide opinion poll has projected the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, winner of the presidential election with 21% of voters willing to vote for him if the election is to be conducted today.
The poll was conducted among all the candidates including the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The poll saw Tinubu and Atiku securing 13% of peoples vote, while 3% voters proposed to vote Kwankwaso, who is reffered to as the lone outsider i.e. a “dark horse” in the race.
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According to the poll “Mr. Peter Obi’s 8 percentage point lead at this early stage is significant, but not sufficient to separate him completely from Tinubu and Atiku who scored 13% each.
“Undecided voters and those who prefer not to reveal their preferred candidates add up to a whopping 32% and 15% respectively. The gender split of undecided voters shows that 39% of women are undecided versus 27% of male voters
“The percentage of registered voters is as follows in each of the zones – 99% in the North East, 90% in the South South, the North Central and the North West respectively. The lowest registered voter percentages were in the South East with 88% and the South West with 85%.
“When asked if respondents were aware of the various candidates vying for the Presidency, data gathered showed that 99% of the respondents were aware of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC. 98% were aware of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. 95% were aware of Mr. Peter Obi of LP and 74% were aware of Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP. All other candidates scored below 55% in terms of name recognition.” the data revealed.
