According to an opinion poll conducted by NOI Polls, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi will likely win the 2023 presidential election.
MAP News gathered that the poll was commissioned by ANAP Foundation.
The poll was reportedly conducted earlier this month and suggests a three-dimensional presidential race between Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Meanwhile, Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) came fourth in the poll and was described as a ‘dark horse’.
In a statement by the ANAP foundation, the result of the poll showed: “A significant lead for Mr. Peter Obi with 21% of voters proposing to vote for him if the presidential election were to be conducted today; and 13% each proposing to vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who are both tied in second place.
“Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso was a distant fourth with 3% of voters proposing to vote for him,” the Foundation.
Reacting to the ANAP polls, the NNPP Presidential Campaign Council has interpreted the recently released Presidential poll by ANAP Foundation and its projections as self-seeking, self-serving, misleading, inaccurate, and laced with partisanship.
The spokesperson of the Council, Ladipo Johnson said the sampling methods of the data collection are not accurate.
Ladipo argued that the data purportedly relied upon did not go far enough in an empirical manner to show the ethnic and religious backgrounds of those polled, with no indication as to whether those polled are artisans, educated or uneducated, professional or nonprofessional Nigerians, etc.
The poll is, to say the least, an attempt to create the impression that the LP candidate is a rising underdog with the potential to succeed when in fact, the reality on the ground is different. This is similar to a misleading poll they conducted before the Ekiti election.
“In any event, the poll will succeed in giving their supporters temporary euphoria! On our part, we are building momentum at the grassroots level around the country and look forward to the 28th of September 2022 when we will openly bring our positive message for a new and prosperous Nigeria where every citizen will have the opportunity for a better life, to the people of the country,” the party stated.
The party, NNPP contends that the complete process of the poll should be published or the poll will not be taken seriously.
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