shakomende: True or False?

Nigeria’s [s]President Goodluck Jonathan enjoys an 81% approval rating [/s]says U.S. polling organization, Gallup. In addition, according to the organization,[s] 64% of Nigerians approve of the country’s leadership.[/s]

President Goodluck Jonathan’s ratings was similar to the positive ratings of other African leaders though his was higher than average. Other featured African Presidents include the [s]President of Botswana who enjoys an 81% approval rating and the President of Guinea who enjoys an 80% approval rating. The President of Angola received the lowest approval rating at just about 16%. [/s]Check out the full rating table here:


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kinguwem: Nigerians are very sentimental about issues but unfortunately they are not interested in research. To test his popularity, just conduct a study. He is unpopular in a certain section of the country due mainly to religious and ethno-political reasons.

Omexonomy: Thouh i disagree but GEJ wuld have being a better president if not for bh

dustydee: Moderators, can you please carry out a mini poll on nairaland so that we can see how close or far from the truth they are.

maasoap: I didn't know as well that Boko Haram crisis also responsible for unprecedented level of corruption in Nigeria under his administration and his reluctant to fight it. Thank you for telling us that the blame should be on Boko Haram.

dmainboss:

There has been an unprecedented level of corruption in Nigeria since I was born. If you think Nigerians are going to take that on Jonathan, you will be deceiving yourself. That is not likely going to change his approval rating. If fact, there has never been an open opportunity to expose corruption like you have now, so that is actually a plus on him. The signing of the FOI bill and the repeal of the official secrets act is a huge huge plus for Jonathan.

maasoap: I support this because common sense should tell us that 81% approval rate is just too far off the realistic result unless the poll was carried out in South South and South East alone.

Omexonomy: Thouh i disagree but GEJ wuld have being a better president if not for bh

igbo boy:

Yoruba no go ever gree,,,,hahahaha..i like una style sha...una go complain from now till eternity, call am retardeen, drunken fisherman, if u like yab im wife join too sef....at the end of the day na im be d president and not tinubu so ride on...

Omexonomy: Thouh i disagree but GEJ wuld have being a better president if not for bh

dmainboss: The Irony of NL is that they assume that their opinions reflect the true opinions of the majority of Nigerians. How far from the truth that is. Like someone said above, Boko Aram has not really destroyed Jonathans approval. It has actually somewhat helped it. He is being seen as the victim in many quarters.

The fuel subsidy had an effect on his approval but not as some would make you believe in NL. The protests against the fuel subsidy were mainly in the south west. All other protests across the country were just bands of civil society peeps.

Jonathan's demeanor will always make him someone likeable. That is the reality of social psychology. He still gets thousands of likes every time he updates his facebook page! His facebook page still has about the highest following in Nigeria. Sometimes, some of you need to get out of the Internet and savor the real world. Especially the ACN folks.

dmainboss:

There has been an unprecedented level of corruption in Nigeria since I was born. If you think Nigerians are going to take that on Jonathan, you will be deceiving yourself. That is not likely going to change his approval rating. If fact, there has never been an open opportunity to expose corruption like you have now, so that is actually a plus on him. The signing of the FOI bill and the repeal of the official secrets act is a huge huge plus for Jonathan.

onye_ngbu*:

Exactly my point! People here keeps shouting corruption this and that but they are yet to prove that it started during GEJ era!

Nigeria has been getting more and more corrupt before GEJ and most times people speculate about these things but now under GEJ, we have heard and seen how all those things are carried out. Shouldnt that be a plus to the man? He could have suppressed all the exposures (like his predecessors) and yet NOTHING would have happened. But he allowed everything to come out in the open.
How else should corruption be tackled if not by exposing then. First step to healing is admitting theres a problem.

On the other hand, boko haram is a phenomenom that will ake time for any nigerian leader to tackle. Common these people stepped up their attacks and we know that our borders and security has been porous for decades. if you expect GEJ to perform miracle overnight then you are asking for too much because these things took a long time to decay and therefore, it will take even longer time to correct.

By the way, why do nairalanders think their opinion is the opinion of 120 million nigerians. Havent 'Buhari has won' of 2011 taught any of you some lessons?

~Bluetooth:




minus boko haram saga,abeg show me what this guy has achieved in the last 2 years that sustained his approval rating at 81% ? The country is stagnant,corruption everywhere,no electricity,no potable water,no good roads,no jobs,no security,no education,poverty rate remains high yet you think 81% of Nigeria support him ? If jonathan were to be the president of US,I'm sure his rating would have been 100%.

manny4life: If they had said "approval ratings by the international community" then I'll say TRUE, but the average Nigerian does NOT agree with this. The average Nigerian hasn't benefited "directly" from GEJ leadership just like his predecessors. Let's look at it this way

1. Boko Haram menace - Like how many bombs and its victims has it claimed?

2. Oil subsidy removal (though I support it, but the timing and approach was WRONG)

3. Oil subsidy SCAM (Marketers, NNPC folks and their like should have been roasting in Jail, YET nothing)

4. Almost every sector in Nigeria needs sanity,

I can continue to go on and on, but for someone to tell me he's enjoying an 81% is just plain LIES. I do not agree with the statement, therefore, as to your question, the answer is FALSE.

violent:


I agree completely with you. The poll must be accurate and reflective of Mama Ngozi's view of the current leadership especially given that her three daughters are now forced to walk 6 miles to school since the oil subsidy grand theft removal. I'm sure the poll also includes the thoughts of Musa who by streak of unlucky fate happen to have lost an eye to the ugly menace of Boko Haram.... perhaps you are even right...none of these guys mean what they say, all those screaming blood of how tired they are about the incessant pains and burdens visited on them by their leaders only do so for the media attention...they all seceretly admired the president's bowler hat and his 1 billion naira appetite..


You know what? I've infact just spoken to 4 of my friends and the 4 of them voiced their approval for President Jonathan, never mind they've not been to Nigeria before, who cares?....I should now publish the results of my findings about how 100 percent of Nigerians approve of the President's leadership!

alj harem:

And so because GEJ is there we should allow it to get more corrupt ?

dmainboss:

We are discussing an issue here. My point is not whether I think he is worth 81% rating. My point is that the reality on the ground depends on many factors. Being angry on NL does not change many of those factors. Havent you noticed that majority of those on NL who insult the president are from the south west? I have always said that the fundamental issue in Nigeria is that we do not see ourselves as one people. It is the root of everything else that is bad. Until we can somehow sort that out, either by a kind of national conference or something else, other vices like corruption et all will thrive. And until then, we will continue to differ in how we see things in Nigeria.

And the result of that is that GEJ will continue to get a good approval rating as long as he doesnt directly do anything really bad. BH is seen in many areas as a tool to discredit him and that will always count in his favor. That is the truth about social psychology.

Delafruita:
i wonder why its so difficult to understand that BH thrives because of jona is a failure.
what happened to ndume?
what happened to sheriff?
what happened to shekarau?
gej himself said they know their sponsors,where are they?

~Bluetooth:


Are you telling that Gallup came to Nigeria to ask each Nigerian what they think about their president ? I have listed the inadequacies Nigerians face each day to you but I still wonder how a large percentage still support him.If a large percentage of Nigerians can hardly feed thrice daily,will they still be happy with their president that intends to eat with #18 billion in just one year ? The poll is just a ruse as IT DOESNT REPRESENT THE TRUE FACTS ON GROUND.This is akin to the previous report that said Nigerians are the happiest in the world and i was like WTF with the poverty and insecurity in the land ?