The result showed that about 34 per cent of the respondents were undecided, while 25 per cent refused to disclose who they...
, is likely to win the 2023 governorship election in the state, according to an opinion poll conducted by NOI Polls.The poll results, released on Monday, suggest a two-horse race between Mr Otti and Uchenna Ikonne of the Peoples Democratic Party .The PDP is the ruling party in Abia.came third with four per cent, while Ikechi Emenike of the All Progressives Congress came fourth with three per cent.
The result also showed that about 34 per cent of the respondents were undecided while 25 per cent refused to disclose who they would vote for in the election, an indication that Mr Otti’s lead, according to the poll, is reversible.“Undecided voters and those who prefer not to reveal their preferred candidate add up to a whopping 34 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.
The researchers said the top five reasons voters were more inclined to vote in the governorship election include: “Fixing of bad roads , infrastructural development , payment of salaries , job creation/unemployment and security . “It is worthy of note that 44 per cent of those aged 18-25, 91 per cent of those aged 26-35, 92 per cent of those aged 36-45, 97 per cent of those aged 46-60 and 89 per cent of those aged 61+ responded they would definitely vote in the coming elections. The age groups that expressed the greatest willingness to vote were those between 36-45 and 46-60 years.”
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