78 percent of Nigerians unhappy with state of affairs – Report

A report from the Africa Polling Institute, API, released for the month of January 2022 has indicated that 78 per cent of Nigerians are unhappy with the turn of events in the country.

This was arrived at, following a monthly “Nigeria Speaks” poll undertaken by API in the week of January 24th 2022 to elicit citizens’ perception and attitudes on topical issues and trends in the social, economic, political, governance and public-life issues.

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Nigeria Speaks poll project is a series of monthly nationwide public opinion polls, aimed at bridging the gap in primary data, by capturing public opinion and giving citizens an opportunity to lend their voice to public policy discourse, practice and advocacy.

The report was signed and made available to newsmen by the Executive Director, ED of API, Professor Bell Ihua, in Abuja on Thursday.

The report revealed that; “citizens are mostly unhappy (78%) with the state of affairs in the country; as they consider heightened insecurity (38%), Inability to meet basic needs (34%) and unemployment (20%) the three biggest challenges facing them personally today.

“In addition, citizens consider Senator George Akume most suitable to serve as Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), given his leadership qualities and past track record.

“On a flip side, citizens believe Ali Modu Sherrif isn’t suitable to lead the APC, given his antecedents with Boko haram, insecurity and past poor leadership experience,” the report stated.

Furthermore, 74 per cent of respondents said they are aware of the ongoing voters’ registration exercise by INEC, while 26 per cent are unaware of the exercise.

Also, while 73 per cent of respondents said they had registered in the past and received their PVCs, 11 per cent had not received their PVCs and only 7 per cent affirmed that they have recently registered in the ongoing exercise.

The poll revealed that in 2022, Nigerians are focusing on growth in their business, career and academics (23%), while others are focusing more on gaining financial stability (18%).