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President Goodluck Jonathan has maintained a dignifying rating in the assessment of most Nigerians, despite the unresolved internal crises that have engulfed his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as revealed by an independent poll agent, NOI Polls Limited.


The poll indicated that despite the slight decline in the number of Nigerians that have experienced some improvements in the power supply in August, the president’s approval rating continued to soar, particularly in the South-east (76 per cent), North Central (70 per cent) and South-south (66 per cent) regions. These were some of the key findings from the Governance Snap Poll conducted in the week of August 26.


According to the latest monthly governance poll result released by NOI Polls and made available to THISDAY, six in every 10 (57 per cent) Nigerians approved of President Jonathan’s job performance in the month of August.
The current score depicts a four-point increase in the job approval rating of the president from an earlier poll result in July (53 per cent) to August (57 per cent) and also marks the highest approval rating the president had scored since January 2013.


Furthermore, just as in July, the results indicated that 42 per cent of Nigerians rated the performance of the current administration as average. However, there was a slight decline (two points) in the proportion of Nigerians (36 per cent) that had experienced some improvements in the power supply in August.
The results presented were the eighth in the monthly series of governance polls conducted by NOI Polls to gauge the opinions and perceptions of Nigerians regarding three crucial elements – the approval rating of the president, the performance of the current administration, and the situation of power supply in the country.


“A general assessment of the president’s rating in an eight-month series showed that the approval rating of the president’s performance initially experienced an increase from January (50 per cent) to February (54 per cent), and then experienced a continuous decline from February to April (42 per cent).


“Afterwards, it increased in May (44 per cent) and was stable in June and has experienced a continuous increase in three months from June (44 per cent) to August (57 per cent); the highest rating so far in 2013. Figure 1 shows the eight month trend. Findings from the current poll have also revealed that the President’s performance rating reached its peak in eight months at 57 per cent.


“This figure depicts a four-point increase in the approval rating of the president’s performance from July (53 per cent) to August (57 per cent). Also, 42 per cent of respondents were of the opinion that the administration performed averagely.


“Perhaps media reports around heightened security and reported death of Abubakar Shekau, the strides in railway transportation and commencement of rail haulage from Lagos to Kano, as well as the formal opening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport and the maiden flight of Ethiopian Airlines, which would serve as a major economic booster, may have endeared respondents; particularly in the South-east region where the president had the highest job approval rating of 76 per cent.


The findings were based on a Poll conducted in the last week of August 26, this year by NOI Polls Limited, using a sample of 1,004 phone-owning Nigerian adults, aged 18 years and above representing the six geopolitical zones.
The poll agent said these Nigerians were interviewed by telephone using randomly generated numbers.

GEJ all the way till 2019, haters hug lion.

Eeh, bad news for nairaland forum. Assuming all GEJ's ministers are from the South-West, they wouldn't have been neutral in their response. They like to be everywhere and dominate evry space, not minding what other feel.

What God Has Blessed No Man Can Curse..


GEJ all the way.. Haters go and hang..

GEJ nothing can stop u.

I think most uninformed or ill-informed Nigerians would base the approval rating with the level of internal stability of the PDP.

But, abeg, na who be this NOI sef? Make Mr Jonathan no go let im brain begin dey blow oo because for 9ja no be electronic voting oo. And no be 1,004 'phone-owning Nigerians go vote.