The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research unit of The Economist Magazine, says Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
The London-based magazine made the prediction in its latest country report on Nigeria, which was obtained by THISDAY.
This is coming less than two months after it had predicted that Buhari would lose the election.
“Mr. Buhari is the APC’s presidential candidate and his main challenger is Mr. Abubakar, who was recently nominated PDP’s candidate with overwhelming backing from the party,” the report read.
“Abubakar’s pledge is to reinvigorate the economy with pro-market reforms. Both candidates are from the northern Nigeria, where Buhari’s support base lies, presaging a fierce contest there.
“With the vote likely to be split in the North, Abubakar will find it easier to garner…
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