President Buhari’s Approval Rating Dips to 39 Percent in June 2016

Abuja Nigeria, July 20th, 2016 -Latest governance poll results released by NOIPolls have revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s job approval rating for the month of June 2016 stood at 39 percent. This latest score represents a 9-point decline when compared to the rating in May 2016 which stood at 48 percent. The survey also revealed a general decline in the approval rating of the President across 5 geopolitical zones, when compared to the month of May. The North-West zone at 61 percent recorded the highest approval rating, closely followed by the North-East zone with 59 percent. On the other hand, the South-East and South-South zones had the least approval rating of 8 percent and 24 percent respectively.

Nigerians were also asked to rate the President on key indicators and results revealed a high level of dissatisfaction of Nigerians on the performance of the president in the areas of Conflict resolution (28 percent), Agriculture and Food Security (21 percent), Health Care (20 percent), Education (18 percent), Economy (15 percent), Job creation (13 percent), Infrastructure (13 percent), and Poverty alleviation (11 percent) as he was rated poorly in these areas. However Nigerians seemed to show some level of satisfaction with his performance in the areas of National Security (48 percent) and Corruption (45 percent), where he received the highest ratings compared to other indicators measured in the poll. Though the president received an average rating in the area of National Security, more needs to be done in conflict resolution, especially in controlling inter-communal and/or intra-communal conflicts evidenced by the increased herdsmen-farmers conflicts in some zones in recent times.

This result is the thirteenth approval rating for President Muhammadu Buhari’s job performance and the 6th in the monthly series of governance polls for the year 2016. It represents the opinions and perceptions of Nigerians regarding the job performance of the President. These are some of the key findings from Governance snap poll conducted in the week of June 27th 2016.

Survey Findings

Findings from the poll revealed that the President’s approval rating stood at 39 percent in June 2016. Monthly trend analysis on the President’s performance rating revealed a 9-point decrease in his approval rating when compared to May 2016. This represents the lowest approval rating of President Buhari since NOIPolls started its approval ratings of the President 13 months ago; with the highest recorded in October 2016 at 80 percent.

More findings from the poll revealed that almost 4 in 10 adult Nigerians (39 percent: 19 percent + 20 percent) approved the President’s job performance. On the contrary, 41 percent (23 percent + 18 percent) of the respondents disapproved of the President’s job performance whereas 20 percent were indifferent.

Analysis by geo-political zone revealed that the North-West zone at 61 percent recorded the highest approval rating and this is closely followed by the North-East zone at 59 percent. The South-East zone at 8 percent had the least approval rating followed by the South-South zone at 24 percent.

To further evaluate the performance of the President respondents were asked to rate him on some key indicators. The President received the highest rating in the area of National Security (48 percent) and Corruption (45 percent), suggesting some level of satisfaction of Nigerians with his performance in these areas. However, he was rated poorly in the areas of Conflict resolution (28 percent), Agriculture and Food Security (21 percent), Health Care (20 percent), Education (18 percent), Economy (15 percent), Job creation (13 percent), Infrastructure (13 percent), and Poverty alleviation (11 percent).

The President’s high rating in the area of national security is an indication of perceived peace and gradual return of economic and agricultural activities especially in the North-East zone where insecurity has been a major problem. However, there are high expectations by Nigerians that the growing Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers conflicts in the North-Central, South-East, North-East and South-West zones, and the lingering bombing of pipelines by militant groups would be given adequate attention.[1]

In conclusion, almost 4 in 10 Nigerians (39 percent) approved the President’s job performance in June 2016 and this represents the lowest approval rating since the President assumed office in May 2015. His ratings on some key indicators reflects dissatisfaction of the President’s performance in Job creation, Health Care, Infrastructure, Conflict resolution, Agriculture and Food Security, Education, Economy, and Poverty alleviation; while Nigerians showed some level of satisfaction with his performance in the area of national security and Corruption.

Survey Methods

The opinion poll was conducted in the week of June 27th 2016. It involved telephone interviews of a random nationwide sample. 1,000 randomly selected phone-owning Nigerians aged 18 years and above, representing the six geopolitical zones in the country, were interviewed. With a sample of this size, we can say with 95% confidence that the results obtained are statistically precise - within a range of plus or minus 3%. NOIPolls Limited, No1 for country specific polling services in West Africa. We conduct periodic opinion polls and studies on various socio-economic and political issues in Nigeria. More information is available at www.noi-polls.com

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By 2018

The dullard will hit 0%.

Idiotic president

We are in a recession. This is even impressive for our current status. God help naija

Economy harsh gan. This is to be expected.

But I still believe we'd weather this storm and emerge stronger.

If you wanna appreciate our situation, look no further than Venezuela.

That said, Baba needs to take those stats coming from North Central and South West very seriously!! These are APC strongholds and they seem to have the highest numbers of those who strongly disapprove of his performance, not withstanding their high approval ratings.

No doubt the president's handling of the incidences of clashes between suspected herdsmen and communities have negatively affected his popularity in those areas. A change of strategy is needed ASAP.

Also, approval ratings in South South stands three percentage points above what obtains in the South West at 20%- mr president- this is a disaster in waiting!!

Chai, when you crunch these numbers, you'd see Mr president's really got his job cut out for him.

I wonder where the 39 is coming from.

meanwhile stone won the first time in history

stanogb:
I wonder where the 39 is coming from.

APC members and supporters.

All I know is that for Nigeria to survive Buhari must be replaced.
One way or the other buhari must go!!!

Lalasticlala

chemicalDisease:
By 2018

The dullard will hit 0%.

Idiotic president

Who is the dullard here when you don't even understand the concept of margin of error.

The polling is not restricted to aggrieved IPOB clowns so it's impossible to conduct a survey with wider reach that will return zilch percentage point

Orikinla:
APC members and supporters.

Exactly otherwise, buhari is a useless president.

Sweetle:
All I know is that for Nigeria to survive Buhari must be replaced.

One way or the other buhari must go!!!

Replaced by who?

It's like you clowns don't understand governance structures

There are sufficient devolution of power that should normally help transform una lives but yet you decide to employ tribalistic criticisms just because you don't like his person even though the presidency itself is an institution which makes policies using the support and expertise of diverse team according to the constitution to engineer growth and sustainability that we yearn for


What exactly don't you like about Buhari if i may ask?

Sweetle:
All I know is that for Nigeria to survive Buhari must be replaced.

One way or the other buhari must go!!!

PMB is not the problem.
He is only the burden bearer of the rot.

Team Stone

chemicalDisease:
By 2018

The dullard will hit 0%.

Idiotic president

Haba! 2018 Is too far, with this rate expect it sooner.

Orikinla:
PMB is not the problem. He is only the burden bearer of rot.

Then he should lay of the burden

ok!

will vote for Mr Stone anytime...at least he looks solid and dependable.

Nigeria's Buhari fears delays in corruption trials

AFP•July 18, 2016

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, pictured on May 12, 2016, said that he is "worried" about delays in prosecuting former public officials for corruption (AFP Photo/Dan Kitwood)

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was concerned about delays in prosecuting former public officials for corruption, warning it could harm his high-profile stance on graft.
"I am worried that the expectation of the public is yet to be met by the judiciary with regard to the removal of delay and the toleration of delay tactics by lawyers," he said.

"When cases are not concluded the negative impression is given that crime pays," Buhari told a summit examining the role of the judiciary in the overall drive against corruption.
"This certainly needs to change if we are to make success in our collective effort in the fight against corruption."
Buhari, who was elected last year on a platform to tackle graft, has said "mind-boggling" sums of public funds were stolen over decades and has made recovering the money a central plank of his presidency.

Most of those currently on trial are linked to the former administration of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, and centre around an alleged $2.1 billion (1.9 billion-euro) "arms scam".
Former national security advisor Sambo Dasuki is accused of overseeing a sprawling embezzlement scheme that saw money earmarked to fight Boko Haram diverted for political purposes.
But there have been repeated delays and adjournments in that case and others, leaving Buhari without a single high-profile conviction since starting the crackdown in May last year.

Buhari told the summit that government corruption cases "are not progressing as speedily as they should be... because the courts allow the lawyers to frustrate the reforms introduced by the law."

Jonathan's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party has accused Buhari of a political witch-hunt, as most of those on trial are PDP members, supporters or linked to the former government.

Buhari and his government have been criticised for disregarding the separation of powers of the executive and judiciary by keeping suspects in custody, despite courts having granted them bail.

Last year, he said Dasuki and the detained leader of a Biafra separatist group should be detained because they had committed "atrocities" against the state, despite neither being convicted.