Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, eligible voters across Nigeria have overwhelming rejected Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, preferring to vote a mixed-faith ticket, a new poll has revealed

The poll was conducted by the African polling Institute (API), in partnership with BusinessDay.

The result revealed that 88 percent and 84 percent of the respondents said they would not vote for the same religion candidature for the same ticket at the presidential level, either a Muslim-Muslim ticket or a Christian-Christian ticket-respectively, but would rather vote for a mixed faith ticket at 82 percent.

The poll adopted quantitative approach involving telephone interviews administered to target respondent, in which a total of 1,135 completed interviews were captured out of 3,072 calls made, representing a response rate of approximately 37 percent.

The study also used a stratified Random Sampling Technique to representatively select citizens in all 36 states of the nation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Some section of Nigerians, especially Christian leaders, have condemned the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who settled for same-faith presidential ticket.

Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, had picked Kashim Shettima, former Borno State governor as his running mate ahead of next February’s presidential poll.

The issue has continued to cause division in the APC, leading to defection of key leaders in recent weeks.

The poll further revealed that majority of Nigerians (87 percent), express displeasure at the state of affairs, stating that the country is heading in the wrong direction.

Equally, only 7 percent of respondents affirmed the country is heading in the right direction, followed by 6 percent who refused to disclose their stand on the state of the country.

A further breakdown of the poll result shows that 71 percent of the respondents do not consider ethnicity as a factor in deciding who should lead the country, while only 17 percent affirmed ethnicity to be considered and 12 percent remain neutral.

The respondents identified five top institutions with significant roles in the 2023 general election as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 80 percent, the Police (20 percent), media (19 percent), the Army (15 percent), and electoral monitor and observers (13 percent) amongst others.

API is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, which conducts opinion polls, surveys, social research, and evaluation studies at the intersection of democracy, governance, economic conditions, markets, and public life.

https://businessday.ng/amp/politics/article/most-nigerians-prefer-mixed-faith-presidential-ticket-new-poll/

That's true

I doubt if this needed any poll to be assertained. Also, we don't need any poll to know that Nigerians don't want another Fulani president after the present one. It's not as if Fulani are the best endowed in leadership skills or that they are even a majority to merit such a monopoly. Only a weak nation would let such happen.

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It's official now that the walking corpse Tilinbu is going nowhere

No sane person will go for the satanic combo of same faith ticket in a highly charged and polarized supposed secular country like Nigeria.

I'm yet to see any Muslim who's a fan of Muslim Muslim ticket...

maybe Boko Haram.. but I'm told they aren't Muslims though

Where's the surprise there?

ZombieTAMER:
I'm yet to see any Muslim who's a fan of Muslim Muslim ticket...

maybe Boko Haram.. but I'm told they aren't Muslims though

Most South West muslims are going for Atiku while most Christians are going for Obi. Tinubu cannot win SW in 2023. I'm sure of this.

Etrouble seunmsg omenkaLives omenka AntiChrist Mannabbqgrill PandoraObi heliues Moh247 No sane person will go for the satanic combo of Druggie-Terrorist ticket in a highly charged and polarized supposed secular country like Nigeria.

10mobile:
I doubt if this needed any poll to be assertained. Also, we don't need any poll to know that Nigerians don't want another Fulani president after the present one. It's not as if Fulani are the best endowed in leadership skills or that they are even a majority to merit such a monopoly. Only a weak nation would let such happen.

fact !!

Mix-faith ticket gives everyone a sense of belonging.

Damnnn niggar

We want Peter obi

Ok

It's the norm

APC knew, but they tired of ruling

Atiku or Obi should Takeover

Sample size is infinitessimally small and insignificant so outcome is not reliable one bit, most of the minority educated Nigerians online and on social media was surveyed they mean.

More than 50% won't vote on election day becaise they are not on ground, do not have pvc or will rather stay at home , have idle jests on social media and watch ChannelsTv on that day.
check my signature for free stuffs!

Is better you call their names than open a thread to cover the shame

Tinubu puppets will disagree.

Just 6 months time to give you guys reality check

Social Media President and Ipob should not disturb us oo


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Religious card is a no no, competency is the key as they say....

We talk am


Nawaooooo

Isn't it obvious ?

Nigeria shall have a wholly Nigerian Presidency.

Not a Camerounian President or a Biafran placeholder for a Mauritanian genocidist to rule Nigeria.

iSense247:

https://businessday.ng/amp/politics/article/most-nigerians-prefer-mixed-faith-presidential-ticket-new-poll/

Nothing concern me,
Atikuokowa i stand

Any of the Tinubu or Obi can win. Muslim Muslim won't do anything so also, a time will come when Christan Christan will rule.

To hell with Tinubu