presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the 2023 presidential election, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has stated in a new country report. It stated the chances of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar have been significantly reduced by the internal crisis in the party. His chances, the report further predicted, have been narrowed by the growing popularity of Peter Obi, the candidate of Labour Party (LP), in the South-East, which is traditionally the powerhouse of the PDP. Tinubu, a former Lagos Governor, defeated several APC leaders to emerge the party’s presidential candidate in May. Most of his opponents stepped down for him moments before the commencement of the primary election while other aspirants including Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo went ahead to test their popularity with Tinubu but lost. His choice of Kashim Shettima, a former Borno Governor of and a fellow Muslim, as his runn...
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