WITH 51% OF THE VOTE IN THE WE2GEDA POLL, PETER OBI LEADS TINUBU AND ATIKU

According to a new poll conducted by the public advocacy group We2Geda Foundation, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is 51 percent ahead of the other candidates.

The poll result was dated September 17, 2022, and was signed by Ibrahim Abdulkareem, Chairman of We2Geda's Board of Trustees, and Muna Obioha, a member of the BOT.

According to the group, 51 percent of respondents suggested voting for Obi as their preferred candidate, 25 percent suggested voting for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and 19 percent suggested voting for Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

"Further analysis also shows that Peter Obi remained a consistent favourite in the four major geopolitical zones including North-Central, South-South, South-West and South-East, while Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was the poll leader in the NorthEast and North-West zones," the group said.

According to We2Geda, Nigerians aged 26 to 50 made up the majority of respondents in a random survey, with a total of 15,438 registered voters in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The new poll came about two weeks after Anap Foundation, a pro-democracy group, published the results of its poll ahead of the 2023 election, which it described as a three-horse race between Obi, Atiku, and Tinubu. Obi leads the race with 21% of the vote, according to the Anap poll.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that campaigns for the 18 political parties will begin on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.