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Only one in ten Nigerians (eight per cent) are happy with the current state of affairs in Nigeria, under President Muhammadu Buhari, a new survey by Africa Polling Institute (API) has found.
The result of the survey, published Wednesday, showed that as of January, about 78 per cent of the citizens were not happy with the country’s state of affairs; with almost half of that (37 per cent) saying they felt ‘extremely sad’ about the state of the country.
The remaining 14 per cent of the citizens said they were indifferent to the state of affairs in the country.
API, an independent research think-tank, said the survey was conducted to elicit citizens’ perception and attitudes on topical issues and trends covering a potpourri of social, economic, political, governance and public-life issues.
The project, API added, is part of a series of monthly nationwide public opinion polls, aimed at bridging the gap in primary data, by capturing public opinion and giving citizens an opportunity to lend their voice to public policy discourse, practice, and advocacy…
