Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, emerged as the leading choice in an online poll organised by the Tinubu Must Go (TMG) movement ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The 24-hour poll, conducted from September 24 to 25, recorded 109,799 respondents, according to a statement by the organisers.

Atiku’s ticket with former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi secured 80,809 votes, representing 73.6 per cent of the total.

The ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) received 24,519 votes, or 22.3 per cent, while 4,471 respondents, representing 4.1 per cent, voted for other candidates.

According to the organisers, about seven minutes after voting commenced, the Atiku/Amaechi ticket had garnered approximately 76.6 per cent of the votes, compared with 20.9 per cent for the Obi/Kwankwaso ticket.
“As participation expanded dramatically, the percentages settled and remained remarkably consistent,” the statement said.

The TMG movement, promoted by Abba Hikima, has positioned itself as an opposition group critical of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and its economic policies.

The movement recently called for consultations among opposition presidential candidates, including Atiku and Obi, over the possibility of presenting a consensus candidate ahead of the 2027 election.

The organisers said a comprehensive report covering the poll’s methodology, growth in participation, timestamp analysis, reach, limitations and organisational significance would be released later.

The poll’s results reflect the responses of participants in the TMG-organised online exercise and should not be treated as a representative national opinion survey without further information on its sampling methodology.