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From all indications coupled with peoples reactions over various social networks and polls conducted on various Nigerian websites, President Goodluck Jonathan stands the chance of winning the presidential race tomorrow, 16th April, 2011.
I will first start my analyses from the polls conducted on The InfoStride titled "Who Is Nigeria's Next President? (Beyond 2011)". The poll was allowed to run from 24th February to 10th April, 2011. Where few sampled Nigerians on the Internet voted. Check the result and that of the popular polls below:
1. Who Is Nigeria's Next President? (Beyond 2011)
• Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) - 1127 (50%)
• Muhammadu Buhari (CPC) - 732 (32%)
• Nuhu Ribadu (ACN) - 256 (11%)
• Pat Utomi (SDMP) - 12 (0%)
• Chris Okotie (Fresh) - 11 (0%)
• Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) - 37 (1%)
• Peter Nwangwu (ADC) - 1 (0%)
• Yahaya Ndu (ARP) - 2 (0%)
• Ifeanyichukwu Nnaji (BNPP) - 1 (0%)
• Ambrose Awuru (HDP) - 2 (0%)
• Lawson Aroh (PPP) - 2 (0%)
• Hamisu Santuraki (MPPP) - 1 (0%)
• Dele Momodu (NCP) - 2 (0%)
• Solomon Akpona (NMDP) - 0 (0%)
• John Dara (NTP) - 2 (0%)
• Mahmud Waziri (PDC) - 2 (0%)
• Nwadike Chikezie (PMP) - 0 (0%)
• Ebiti Ndok (UNPD) - 5 (0%)
• Lawrence Adedoyin (APS) - 1 (0%)
• I Will Not Vote - 42 (1%)
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Source: Who Is Nigeria's Next President? (Beyond 2011) (http://www.theinfostride.com/forum/index.php?topic=5363.0)
To justify my submission, I also looked around for other polls conducted on major Nigerian powered websites such widely read newspapers in Nigeria. Follow the result extracted at the time of making this post.
2. Who will you vote for on Saturday's Nigeria's Presidential Election?
• Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (PDP) 502 votes (47 %)
• Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (CPC) 429 votes (40 %)
• Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP) 29 votes (2 %)
• Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (ACN) -
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Source: The Times of Nigeria
3. Who wins next Presidential Elections in April [28164 votes total]
• Buhari (7099) 25%
• Jonathan (17841) 63%
• Ribadu (2823) 10%
• Shekarau (228) 1%
• Others (173) 1%
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Source: Sun News Online
4. Who do you think will win the Presidential election?
• Jonathan/Sambo (314 Votes) 65.4%
• Buhari/Bakare (128 Votes) 26.7%
• Ribadu/Adeola (33 Votes) 6.9%
• Shekarau/Oyegun (5 Votes) 1%
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Source: The Guardian
5. Who do you think should be Nigeria's president in 2011?
• Jonathan (239 Votes) 42.1%
• Atiku Abubakar (15 Votes) 2.6%
• Muhammadu Buhari (236 Votes) 41.5%
• Nuhu Ribadu (78 Votes) 13.7%
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Source: The Guardian
6. Who do you intend to vote for in the 2011 Presidential elections?
• Jonathan 840 - 48%
• Buhari 617 - 35.3%
• Ribadu 194 - 11.1%
• Momodu 58 - 3.3%
• Shekarau 41 - 2.3%
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Source: Elombah
7. 2011 Presidential Election Poll Result
• Patrick Utomi 2.1%
• Goodluck Jonathan 29.5%
• Nuhu Ribadu 6.6%
• Muhammadu Buhari 59.8%
• Dele Momodu 0.6%
• Ibrahim Shekarau 1.4%
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Source: Poll Result - 18th to 30th March 2011 - Online Voting for the Nigerian 2011 Election (http://sites.google.com/site/nigerian2011election/home/Result)
8. E-Opinion poll results by Political Parties - Presidential Election
Political Parties and % of Votes Cast
• ANPP 11.1
• CPC 17.7
• PDP 42.7
• NCP 1.6
• ACN 18.9
• NTP 0.8
• SDMP 0.4
• FDP 0.3
• MPPP 0.4
• UNDP 0.4
• HDP 0.3
• Others 5.4
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Source: E-Opinion poll report for presidential and governorship Elections in Nigeria / News / Home - Covenant University (http://www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/News/E-Opinion-poll-report-for-presidential-and-governorship-Elections-in-Nigeria)
9. These men are presidential candidates, who would you prefer?
• Dr Goodluck Jonathan 23.91%
• Gen Mohammadu Buhari rtd 62.5%
• Alh Nuhu Ribadu 9.24%
• Mal Ibrahim Shekarau 1.09%
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Source: Eminent Leaders Magazine Online
GO THROUGH THE POLLS AND POST YOUR COMMENTS.