Fellow Citizens, I glanced through the comments on my analysis of the recent NOI Poll presidential contest in Nigeria. Those personal verbal attacks against other commenters are not necessary. We need to mature into a state where people can take news that they do not like and behave with maturity. When NOI Poll released its result in 2015, APC hailed it because it predicted that Buhari would win. And when it released the 2019 poll, the same party celebrated the result (linked in my article). So, I do not see why we have to throw these digital bombs.
Statistics is science but politics is not natural philosophy. The good thing about political polling is that at the end, there will be a result, after the election. Let us show civility.
In October 2018, I wrote “Decamping will be very popular because in my model, I expect Buhari to win in 2019”. In that same post, I wrote “By this time in 2022, APC will select Bola Tinubu as the presidential flagbearer of the party for Election 2023”. And in the same post, I wrote “Engr David Umahi will win with PDP in 2019 but will decamp to APC shortly.” These calls were made months before they happened.
But on the date I published them, many threw attacks. In short, someone from Ebonyi said I was working for the opposition that Umahi, a top PDP leader in Southeast, would not abandon PDP for APC.
Let us chill as Nigerians and learn how to engage in constructive ways. Data does not lie if you understand how to make sense of it. Let us show civility even when we do not like the results because this election is wide OPEN, and anyone can win it.
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Comment 1: Politics is an emotional game that creates enmity among friends. As free thinkers and citizens, we all have the right to make our choices on who we campaign and vote for.
There is no reason to abuse or attack each other. These politicians will still sit together at meals when everything is over. For them, it’s a profession, but for their supporters it’s life and death. Those that lost their lives in previous elections are no longer remembered. Be guided!
If you love your candidate, promote your candidate without attacking others.
God bless Nigeria!
Comment 2: Professor, you also said Tinubu will pick Dave Umahi as his running mate. That submission was actually the biggest joke of the 2023 election to me.???
A southern/northern candidate picking another southerner. Nigeria hasn’t got to that level yet. However, regardless of how anyone feels about another person’s comment, it is important we disagree and engage with civility at all times. ?
My Response: I got it wrong because PDP jettisoned its constitution. I never believed they would do that. But it was my mistake. There is no need wasting time on a bad call .
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