OPINION POLL: Ambode Maintains Slim Lead Over Agbaje in Guber Race.

As the race of who occupies Alausa Government House hots up, the candidates of the two leading parties in Lagos state, APC and PDP are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to secure the governor’s seat come March 28 when the governorship elections will hold.

Thus, pointing to the fact that the race for who becomes the next governor of Lagos would be a tight one between Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Peoples Congress and Jimi Agbaje of the People’s Democratic Party.   

A study conducted by NOIPolls revealed it will be a close race between Jimi Agbaje and Akinwunmi Ambode as a minimal five percent gap was recorded between this two. Ambode led the list of candidates vying to emerge as the next governor of Lagos State in the coming March 2015 elections when respondents were asked who they will be voting for. While 26 percent of the respondents pitched their tent with Akinwunmi Ambode of the APC, 21 percent said they will vote for PDP’s Jimi Agbaje. However, 50 percent of the respondent who participated in the poll is still undecided on which candidate among these two will be their choice; which signifies that this proportion of voters would be key in deciding who ultimately becomes the number one citizen of the state.

The results of the survey demonstrated that both candidates have robust support which cut across all age groups among eligible voters. Although a substantial amount of voters between 18 – 21 years who are first time voters are unsure as to whom their vote will go to.

The opinion poll also indicated that about 9 in 10 qualified voters are registered and with almost 9 in 10 certain that they will vote in the March elections. According to the survey first time voters between 18 – 21 years age group leads the majority of those who are absolutely certain that they will vote, despite being mostly undecided on their choice of candidate in the upcoming Lagos gubernatorial elections.