– The NOI polls reports that the popularity of President Buhari has nose-dived since the last month
– There is also a decline in the approval of the president across 5 geopolitical zones
– However, Buhari claimed that Nigerians still love him
The latest poll conducted by NOI Polls, a West Africa’s leading polling services organisation, shows that President Muhammadu Buhari has lost some of his supporters in the last month.
Buhari’s approval rating for June has plummeted to 39% from the 48% he received in May, This Day reports.
The results of the poll were made available to the reporters, in Abuja.
It indicates the lowest approval rating started 13 months ago. The president’s rating was highest in October, peaking at 80%.
“This latest score represents a 9-point decline when compared to the rating in May which stood at 48%, the investigators said.
In February, President Buhari’s rating, according to the poll, stood at 57%.
The economic analyst told journalists that there is no doubt that the economy is currently facing a lot of crises.
The report also disclosed a decline in the approval of the country’s leader across 5 geopolitical zones, when compared to the month of May.
“The North-east, zone with 59%. On the other hand the South-east and South-south zones had the least approval rating of 8% and 24% respectively,” it added.
Buhari’s rating on sectoral bases showed that Nigerians were discontented in the areas of conflict resolution, agriculture and food security with scores of 28 and 21 % correspondingly.
This came just several days after the president while reacting to reports from a recent survey which showed that his approval ratings have fallen claimed that Nigerians still love him.
A national survey by the Centre for Democracy and Development entitled the Buharimeter Report, had said: “We can also infer that there are still gaps between campaign promises, public expectations, government policies and actions. These need to be aligned properly going forward.”
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