Rather than look at this election from a tribal or political perspective and accuse geo-political zones of voting a presidential candidate for tribal or religious reasons, let us analyze the election results from a different and much more educative perspective.

Let us compare how educated or literate people voted against less educated or illiterate people.

For us to achieve this objective, we would have to look at literacy rates across all Nigerian states and how these states voted.

The literacy statistics and data used were from the NMEC (National Mass Education Commission) and the document is hosted on UNESCO’s website. They’re also the most recent I could find (2011).
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/Nigeria.pdf

Let's begin.

[size=14pt]APC won in 21 states[/size]
Only 5 of them have literacy rates above fifty percent. (Ogun, Osun, Lagos, Oyo, Ondo)
16 of the remaining states that voted for the APC have literacy rates below fifty percent.
90 percent of the states where the APC won with by over 70 percent had literacy rates below 40 percent - Zamfara, Yobe, Sokoto, Niger, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Bauchi, Jigawa.
The sum total of votes the APC had from states with[b] literacy rates below 50 percent was 9,985,528[/b]
The sum total of votes the APC had from states with[b] literacy rates below 40 percent was 8,607,706 [/b]
The total number of votes the APC had from states with literacy rates above fifty percent was 2,987,961

[size=14pt] The PDP won in 16 states plus the FCT[/size]
12 of the states have literacy rates above 50 percent
10 of the states have literacy rates above 60 percent.
The total number of votes the PDP received from states with over fifty percent literacy rate was 8,871,373 while they received 3,766,010 from states with literacy rates below fifty percent.

Can it be argued that
1. About 70 percent of the voters who cast their votes for the APC were illiterate.
2. The votes the PDP received from illiterate states where from the minority literate voters?
3. If the voters where more educated, the PDP would have won the election?

More Questions:
Why were the most illiterate states drawn to the candidate of the APC (General Buhari)?
Why where majority of the most literate states drawn to the candidate of the PDP (Pres. Goodluck Jonathan?

I need more spins and reasonable questions from the statistics. . .

Let the contributions begin

Wait, Borno has a literacy rate of just 14 percent? That means 86 percent of people in Borno can't read or write english? That is heart wrenching.

401kk:
Wait, Borno has a literacy rate of just 14 percent? That means 86 percent of people in Borno can't read or write english? That is heart wrenching.

Yes.

I need reasonable answers

But the most literate state in Nigeria (which is lagos) voted for Buhari.

Pdp's misrule in d past 16 yrs made dem illitrates

Lool...so what is this thread for? Is it to disqualify Buhari cos majority of his voters are illiterates?

we dont need all this statistics, we already know the truth...
Take southwest forr instance inspite of the wide support apc had ranging from tinibu obj and other top southwest elders pdp was able to pull quite a number of vote in the southwest.

IMO State 50-something % ? Hahahahahaha....... What are you on ?

Lagos having a 92% literacy rate is not truthful

the op na agbero
he is still morning the recent election defeat, i know he will soon get over the trauma of the defeat and move on

Ikengawo:
Lagos having a 92% literacy rate is not truthful

gush! A set of pple,in a particular region are so disgustin,if toh say nah dis fool1sh boy region dey av 92perc literacy rate he will agree wit dem.olori pelebe

EmoBoy:
But the most literate state in Nigeria (which is lagos) voted for Buhari.

Most states the highest literacy rates voted for PDP, that negates and nullifies the lagos result.

midolian:
Lool...so what is this thread for? Is it to disqualify Buhari cos majority of his voters are illiterates?

Not really but it is very unfortunate that the person who will be president of the biggest economy in Africa will be determined by mostly illiterates.

Anything involving numbers in Nigeria is a grand scam. Be it states IGR, population, election results, age... Name it, ANYTHING.

Ikengawo:
Lagos having a 92% literacy rate is not truthful

DeeManD:
IMO State 50-something % ? Hahahahahaha....... What are you on ?

I got the stats from UNESCO. I believe they're a reputable source.

Sweetguy25:


Not really but it is very unfortunate that the person who will be president of the biggest economy in Africa will be determined by mostly illiterates.

have you forgotten that the illiterates are always the majority of the pple that votes every govt in power in Nigeria? Or you just want to pretend u dnt know?

Illiterate voting illiterate

Your analysis is funny though. It could also mean that while the educated literate were ready to rationalise why stealing is not corruption. The illiterates were not ready to have any of such bullscrap!

Unfortunately for you, The illiterates would determine who would rule you for the next 4 yrs

Incase you are not satified, You are free to relocate to the Literate Republic of Kongo

Sweetguy25:
Can it be argued that
1. About 70 percent of the voters who cast their votes for the APC were illiterate.
2. The votes the PDP received from illiterate states where from the minority literate voters?
3. If the voters where more educated, the PDP would have won the election?

More Questions:
Why were the most illiterate states drawn to the candidate of the APC (General Buhari)?
Why where majority of the most literate states drawn to the candidate of the PDP (Pres. Goodluck Jonathan?

I need more spins and reasonable questions from the statistics. . .

Let the contributions begin

The question is if the results were not doctored could Jonathan have one any State. I am sure he lost in Imo and Rivers.

Sweetguy25:


Yes.

I need reasonable answers

youre statiststics are highly dubious, infact youre just pulling figures out of the sky. what independent sources can you quote to back up your claims? you even as a person what educational attainment have you achieved to look down on others? typical ibo boi

nicklaus40:
Pdp's misrule in d past 16 yrs made dem illitrates

It's the mismanagement of their funds by their Leader..IBB, Shagari, Buhari, Atiku and their various governors that has left them like that and they also have contributed to their problems cause they seem not to complain about it.

raumdeuter:
Unfortunately for you, The illiterates would determine who would rule you for the next 4 yrs

Incase you are not satified, You are free to relocate to the Literate Republic of Kongo

It is unfortunate for Nigeria and it is unfortunate for education. It has nothing to do with me.

Abagworo:


The question is if the results were not doctored could Jonathan have one any State. I am sure he lost in Imo and Rivers.

The elections were judged as free and fair by all observers.

yea

Op you're a bloody racist!



Still we want Jaykay.

adeoladrg:
Op you're a bloody racist!

How?

Op I don't believe this literacy rating. How can Kanos literacy be above kadunas rate? And this your Lagos rating too I have doubts. Its even higher than Edo states rate. Have you ever been to kano? A very few of them literates mr man. Fct too I have doubts. Its supposed to Be higher than what you gave them

kropotkin2:
youre statiststics are highly dubious, infact youre just pulling figures out of the sky. what independent sources can you quote to back up your claims? you even as a person what educational attainment have you achieved to look down on others? typical ibo boi

Let us jettison sweetguy25 's source and take a look at WAEC result. At least, WAEC result cannot be disputed and therefore an authentic independent source.

Oh shitt! Sweetguy is the op. Why did I comment? Always expect nonsense from him