President Bola Tinubus first year in office has thrown many Nigerians into hunger with an ample lack of basic amenities, while unemployment keeps rising, according to the latest survey by the African Polling Institute, (API).
In its survey, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank, noted that an overwhelming majority of citizens (84%) expressed profound sadness with the current state of affairs in the country. Their voices, filled with dissatisfaction, are a clear call for action, the report said.
The national survey, which was administered between May 1st and 18th 2024, sought to elicit citizens opinions and assessments of President Tinubus first year in office, and it revealed that a significant majority of citizens (81%) feel the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Some of the challenges Nigerians are presently contending with, according to the report, are: hunger, inability to meet basic needs, and rising insecurity, among others.
Hunger (36%); Inability to meet basic needs (28%); Unemployment (13%); Heightened Insecurity (9%), and Poor Electricity Supply (5%) are identified as the biggest challenges facing them personally today, the report stated.
Also, a staggering 74% of citizens interviewed according to the report affirmed that their economic situation has deteriorated over the last year when compared to 20%, who said their economic situation had remained the same, and a mere 5% who said it had improved.
Measuring President Tinubus performance in the past year, the API report shows that 78% of citizens expressed that he had performed ‘abysmally’, with 49% rating him ‘Very Poor’, and 29% as ‘Poor’.
This widespread dissatisfaction also extends to the performance of other arms of Government, as a striking 81% of citizens rated Senate President Godswill Akpabio dismally, compared to 79% who rated Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, poorly, the report stated.
Also, the Nigerian Judiciary under the CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was not spared, as 75% of citizens also rated him poorly, it added.
