ABUJA | 25 SEPTEMBER 2026
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the leading choice in a 24-hour online presidential poll conducted by the Tinubu Must Go TMG Movement, securing 73.6% of responses against 22.3% for former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, according to figures released by the organisers.
The exercise, conducted between September 24 and 25, attracted 109,799 responses ahead of Nigeria’s January 2027 presidential election.
According to TMG, the Atiku Abubakar–Rotimi Amaechi pairing, listed under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), received 80,809 votes, representing 73.6%. The Peter Obi–Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso pairing, listed under the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), received 24,519 votes, or 22.3%.
Other candidates collectively attracted 4,471 votes, representing 4.1%. The results placed the Atiku–Amaechi pairing 51.3 percentage points ahead of Obi–Kwankwaso in the online exercise.
TMG: Voting pattern remained consistent
The organisers disclosed that approximately seven minutes after voting commenced, the Atiku–Amaechi pairing had attracted 76.6% of responses, compared with 20.9% for Obi–Kwankwaso.
TMG maintained that the voting pattern remained substantially consistent as participation expanded throughout the exercise.
Opposition consultations
The poll comes amid efforts by the TMG movement, promoted by lawyer Abba Hikima, to encourage consultations among opposition political leaders over the possibility of presenting a common candidate against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The movement had earlier called for discussions involving Atiku, Obi and other prominent opposition figures ahead of the presidential election.
Methodology report expected
TMG said it would publish a comprehensive report detailing the poll’s methodology, participation patterns, voting timestamps, geographical reach and limitations.
Although the full methodology has yet to be released, the organisers maintain that the exercise provides an account of the preferences expressed by participants during the 24-hour voting period.
