If PDP, other oppositions can unite, it’s may defeat Buhari in 2019 elections Teneo intelligence says

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By Paul Wallace

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Close vote in Osun state bodes badly for ruling APC: Teneo

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari could lose power in February’s election if the opposition manages to unite, according to New York-based analysis firm Teneo Intelligence.

A close governorship election over the weekend in the southwestern state of Osun, currently held by Buhari’s All Progressives Congress, bodes badly for the ruling party and signals its waning popularity, Teneo said in a note to clients.

While Nigeria’s electoral commission said there would be a rerun at seven polling stations on Sept. 27, the main opposition People’s Democratic Party is leading by a thin margin, based on results so far.

“There is already a clear message sent from Osun State: provided the PDP remains united, and the vote is reasonably free and fair, Buhari and his APC are likely to lose the general elections,” said Malte Liewerscheidt, an analyst at Teneo.

The southwest was key to Buhari’s victory in 2015, which marked the first democratic transition of power from one party to another in Africa’s biggest oil producer.

The 75-year-old former general’s opponents accuse him of not doing enough to revive an economy still struggling after the 2014 crash in crude prices and to stop the spread of deadly communal clashes.

The PDP is to choose a presidential candidate during its national convention on Oct. 5 and 6. Several prominent politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Bukola Saraki, the head of the senate, are campaigning for the role.

The APC’s primaries were rescheduled to Sept. 28, from Sept. 27, the party said Monday in an emailed statement. Buhari is currently its only presidential candidate.

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