-President’s approval rating drops by 1% in
March according to GAIN poll
– Buhari scored low on fuel scarcity, bad
economy, power outage
President Muhammadu Buhari
The monthly poll by Governance
Advancement Initiative for Nigeria, (GAIN)
shows that President Muhammadu Buhari’s popularity falls again.
According to the new poll, Buhari’s rating
has fallen further from 32.8% in February to 31.2% in March, amid worsening economic crisis and crippling fuel crisis.
Nigerians rated the president low on his
government’s handling of the economy,
power and fuel scarcity.
According to the latest results, more
Nigerians continued to blame Buhari— not
ex-president Goodluck Jonathan — for the
nation’s economic problems.
The poll said that the fall in popularity was
primarily due to petroleum scarcity, bad
economy, power outage, and unfulfilled
campaign promises.
One of the poll’s coordinators, Malcolm
Fabiyi, said: “ A crippling fuel scarcity
continued to affect individuals and business
across the country, and had a concomitant
effect on transportation and business costs.”
President Buhari scored low on economy,
power, and rule of law.
Buhari’s rating fell for the second time since
GAIN in December commenced monthly
tracking of performance of governments at
all levels in Nigeria.
Earlier the poll found that majority of
respondents did not blame the incumbent
leader for Nigeria’s economic problems.
They blamed his predecessor instead.
In January, the president’s approval rating
was 63.4%.
Meanwhile, the trend dropped significantly
in February as Nigeria’s economic crisis bit
harder.