Even as the President Muhamadu Buhari administration has said it is not<\/p>\n
witchunting anyone in her anti-graft war, the International Republican
\nInstitute (IRI), has revealed that the initiative has largely divided the
\ncountry between the North and South lines.<\/p>\n
Presenting the report of her recently conducted poll to journalists in
\nAbuja, the IRI acting regional director, Africa, John Tomaszewski, said a
\nsimilar split can be seen in regional perceptions of the economy with 75
\nper cent of respondents in the South-east think the economy had become
\nworse, compared with 44 per cent in the North-east.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cit is important to note that this perception is largely split
\nbetween the North-south lines, with more negative views noted in the South
\nthan in the North.<\/p>\n
Tomaszewski further stresed that divisions in perceptions of the country\u2019s
\ntrajectory are stark as almost half of respondents in the North-east (40
\nper cent) said the country is headed strongly in the right direction,
\ncompared to just 10 per cent in the South-east, where 49 percent believe
\nthat the country is moving strongly in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis poll attests to the significant work that Nigerian government must
\ndo to address regional divisions and other issues of governmental
\nresponsiveness and accountability affecting the Nigerian people. But it
\nalso highlights the tremendous achievement of the Nigerian people in
\ncommitting to the democratic process despite the difficulty of past
\nelections, and is a promising indicator for the country\u2019s democratic
\ndevelopment since the return of democracy in 1999.\u201d, Tomaszewski added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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