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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the leading choice in an online poll organised by the Tinubu Must Go, TMG, movement ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The poll, which asked respondents to choose among leading presidential contenders, recorded 109,799 responses during its 24-hour run from September 24 to 25.
According to the results released by the organisers, 80,809 respondents, representing 73.6 per cent, voted for the Atiku-Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi ticket.
Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso’s Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ticket came second, with 24,519 votes, representing 22.3 per cent.
Another 4,471 respondents, representing 4.1 per cent, voted for other candidates.
The poll organisers said Atiku’s ticket took an early lead shortly after voting commenced.
“Approximately seven minutes after voting commenced, the figures stood at about 76.6 per cent in support of the Atiku/Amaechi ticket and 20.9 per cent for Obi/Kwankwaso,” they said.
The organisers said the percentages later stabilised as participation increased.
“As participation expanded dramatically, the percentages settled and remained remarkably consistent,” the statement said.
The TMG movement is promoted by Abba Hikima and has positioned itself as an opposition platform campaigning against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The movement had earlier called on opposition presidential aspirants, including Atiku, Obi and other candidates, to work towards a consensus candidate ahead of the 2027 election.
The organisers, however, said the online poll was part of the movement’s mobilisation exercise.
“A comprehensive report documenting the methodology and participation growth, timestamps analysis, reach, limitations and organisational significance of the exercise will be published in due course,” the statement added.
The poll results reflect responses from participants in the online exercise and should not be interpreted as a scientific or nationally representative opinion poll without further information on its sampling methodology.
