Vanguard
1 April, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would win next weekend's presidential election on the first ballot, countering expectations of a second round where opposition parties are expecting to field a joint candidate against the President, a study has revealed.
The study conducted by academic researchers of a private university, Covenant University
In an irony, the high rating of the President may not transmit to the positive advantage of PDP candidates in the National Assembly elections holding tomorrow. While the President is expected to sweep the polls in the South-West, underlining political forces in the region would also ensure that the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, would do very well in many of the states in the South-West.
The study also showed that an estimated 90 per cent of Nigerians are determined to vote and make their votes count in the general elections.
The study carried out by the Covenant Opinion Unit and fully funded by the university showed Jonathan leading by a majority in the South-East, South-South and South-West zones with 75.1 per cent 83.7 per cent and 50.8 per cent respectively. In a shocker, the study also showed that Jonathan leads the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in the North-West by 47.4 per cent to 38.3 per cent.
The study coordinated by Prof. Idowu Shobowale, head of the Covenant University Opinion Unit, also showed that Nigerians may not vote blindly in the series of elections commencing tomorrow. The outcome of the vote could see Jonathan of the PDP winning in the South-West while the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, winning in local elections in Lagos
"It is significant to note, if the politicians would let the electorate be, that the people are now beginning to be motivated to vote for concrete issues that ought to matter to them," the study disclosed.
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