Peter Obi Remains Top Pick for Nigerian President, Poll Shows
- Peter Obi scored 66% among those who’ve decided how to vote
- The two main party candidates still lag in Premise Data poll
Obi has emerged as the most popular candidate in six polls including the two surveys conducted by Premise for Bloomberg.
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Nigerian businessman and ex-governor Peter Obi remains the top choice to become the nation’s next president, according to a new poll.
Two-thirds of respondents said they intend to vote for Obi, a third-party candidate, in elections scheduled for later this month. The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published on Friday – 15 days before the vote to choose President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor.