Online poll: Atiku’s defeat of Buhari a good sign – Group

A group of young Nigerian politicians under the 2019 campaign platform called Atiku for President (AFP) has welcome the outcome of recent online polls in which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar “trounced President Muhammadu Buhari convincingly.” In one of the polls conducted by Mark Essien, a prominent pro-Buhari social media influencer via @markessien handle, Atiku polled 43 per cent as against Buhari’s 35 percent.
Respondents were asked a straightforward question: “Who would you vote for in 2019 Presidential Election?” and an overwhelming majority of the 9,067 respondents voted for Atiku, giving him an 8 per cent edge over President Buhari as at the close of voting on Wednesday morning.
In another poll conducted by YNaija online in which respondents were asked who will they vote for today? 70 per cent of the voters also chose Atiku as their next president while only 19 per cent chose President Buhari.
The same platform asked another question; “Who will you vote for in 2019?” and 50 per cent of the respondents chose Atiku while 35 per cent picked Buhari.
The results, according to the group, “refl ect the latest NOI/Gallup poll showing Buhari’s support had dropped significantly and his scorecard in critical sectors of economy (16%), job creation (15%) and poverty alleviation (12%) was adjudged abysmal.” The group, in a statement signed by its Director-General, Emmanuel Uchele Oguche, yesterday in Abuja said “the outcome of the poll proved that the advocacy of the group and other Nigerians for an Atiku presidency is sinking in the consciousness of young people who have now decided to make that historic change in 2019.” Basking in the euphoria of the results of the polls, the group called on Nigerians “to sustain the momentum and get on the back of Atiku who alone has the capacity, clarity of mind, experience and large heart to salvage the nation come 2019.”