2007 presidency: Okotie,
Egwu, Kalu lead in popularity poll
• IBB, Buhari others trail
By MUYIWA OYINLOLA
Thursday,
November 16, 2006
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Rev. Chris Okotie, governors of Ebonyi and Abia states, Dr.
Sam Egwu and Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, respectively topped the list
of presidential aspirants favoured by Nigerians in the on-going
national popularity poll.
At the base of the result of the project put together by the
Silverbird Group and the Vanguard newspapers, are Prof Dora
Akunyili, Prof Pat Utomi, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Mohammed
Buhari.
Announcing the result of the second phase of the exercise,
which began a few months ago, on behalf of the organisers,
Chris Konyils said that Okotie scored 31.17 per cent, Egwu
13.38 per cent and Kalu 11.77 per cent. Dr Peter Odili scored
8.76 per cent, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, 8.69 per cent and Mr
Donald Duke, 7.27 per cent.
He stated that the six potential aspirants, among the earlier
10, in the opinion poll tagged: “Who do you want to
be the next president?” have qualified for the next
phase of the exercise, which would feature televised debates,
on a day to be announced later.
Speaking further, he stressed that Nigerians nominated 10
people during the first phase of the exercise, held recently
in Lagos, adding that both phone one and two of the exercise
were conducted electronically via telephone text messages.
He added that Akintola Williams Dellorte audited the votes,
before the result was presented to the public.
Those, who were present at Silverbird Group’s Lekki,
Lagos, office, where the result was announced, included Guy
Murray-Bruce President, Silverbird Entertainment; Johnson
Akinyemi, Media and creative adviser, Silverbird; Gbenga Adefaye,
Editor, Vanguard newspapers and Flora Archibong, AGM, Advert,
Vanguard newspapers.
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