Rufai Oseni Criticized for Sharing Poll Favoring Peter Obi
On September 15, 2026, Rufai Oseni, co-host of Arise Television, shared results from an online civic opinion poll conducted by the Nigeria Elections Intelligence System (NEIS), which indicated that Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) led with 87.4% of the responses. The poll also showed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at 5.1%, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at 4.6%, and Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) at 1.9%.
The poll was based on over 2,500 counted responses and is described by NEIS as an independent, non-partisan platform. However, the results sparked criticism, with many arguing that Oseni's follower base is predominantly supportive of Obi, suggesting the findings were not representative of the wider Nigerian electorate.
Critics emphasized that actual elections are determined by votes at polling units, not online polls, and thus the results do not reflect the potential outcome of the 2027 elections.
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