The Political Intelligence Group says the ruling of the Federal High in Abuja sacking the David Mark led exco of the African Democratic Congress and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has altered the November polls projections.
In the PIG November polls projection, President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, is projected to win 13 states, same as the Nigeria Democratic Congress Presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The ADC Presidential Candidate,Atiku Abubakar is projected to win in 11 states, all from the North East and North West,except for Kano and Zamfara.
While the NDC is projected to win Kano State, APC is projected to win in Zamfara.
It should be recalled that last Thursday Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had sacked Mark led NWC and also invalidated all decisions taken by the party under the Mark-led leadership, including the May 25 presidential election in which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won.
Following this development, the PIG in a Press Statement madaae available to VDCInsights issued in Lagos on Friday and signed by the Chairman of the Group, Lai Omotola, said it had become necessary to adjust the outcome of its November Edition of the Projection especially as it concerns the position of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
“The November Edition had projected a slim margin of victory among the 3 leading Contestants with President Bola Ahmed leading with a small margin and Peter Obi coming second and Atiku Abubakar in third place, all with close margin.”
However, following the Abuja Court Ruling, the PIG has now projected a wide margin of victory for President Bola Tinubu especially in the North if the Court Judgment is sustained, and Atiku is finally left out of the ballot.
It reasoned that majority of the Northern Voters would prefer that Tinubu served out his remaining four year term rather than wait another Eight years under an Obi Presidency.
Against the backdrop of the outcome of the Appeal of the ruling by the ADC, the PIG said its forthcoming Edition in December, would reflect the latest development in full details.
