Election: Popular Poll Organizer Declares Support for Peter Obi, Gives Reason
- Atedo Peterside, the president of the Anap Foundation, has endorsed Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential flagbearer
- The foundation has conducted three consecutive polls that each predicted the former governor of Anambra as the winner of the forthcoming election
- However, Peterside said his support for Peter Obi has no influence on the credibility of the polls his organisation has conducted so far
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The president of Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has publicly declared his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential torchbearer in the February 25 presidential election.
According to The Cable, Peterside endorsed the former governor of Anambra state during a programme covered by Arise TV on Wednesday, February 22.
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Peter Obi receives fresh endorsement from Anap Foundation's president
The Anap boss disclosed that his support for Obi did not influence the credibility of the presidential poll its organisation had carried out.
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The foundation is one of the most prominent and consistent pollsters that carry out opinion polls ahead of Nigeria's general election.
The organisation released three periodical polls ahead of the forthcoming presidential election in the last six months, in which Obi led all the polls.
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Mixed reactions from politicians across the country greeted the polls. The All Progressives Congress (APC) once faulted the methodology used in conducting the polls, saying they are "deliberately skewed".
In his reaction, Peterside said that the politicians were being discriminatory in accepting the poll results.
He added that similar polls were held for some governorship elections, predicting winning for their candidates. They accepted those polls and rejected the ones against them.
Fresh trouble for Atiku, Obi as Tinubu emerges most searched presidential candidate
Legit. ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the presidential torchbearer of the APC, has emerged as the most searched presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
Google Analytics showed that Tinubu led Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and others to be the most sought candidate on the search engine in the last 30 days.
From the analysis, Tinubu topped the list of searched candidates in 17 states, Atiku was second with searches in 10 states, and Peter Obi was third with searches in eight states.
Source: Legit.ng
