Nigeria Speaks: Poll Shows Confidence in Democracy, Governance

A Conversation With:
Sentell Barnes
Country Director, Nigeria
International Republican Institute
 
John Tomaszewski 
Regional Director, Africa
International Republican Institute
 
Robert Carpenter
International polling consultant
International Republican Institute  
 
Moderated By:
Bronwyn Bruton
Deputy Director, Africa Center
Atlantic Council 

In coordination with the International Republican Institute (IRI), the Atlantic Council's Africa Center invites you to a discussion with IRI's Nigeria Country Director Sentell Barnes, Africa Regional Director John Tomaszewski, and international polling consultant Robert Carpenter on the IRI Center for Insights in Survey Research recent public opinion poll in the country. Fielded April 18 – May 6, 2016, just over a year after Nigeria's landmark March 2015 presidential election that resulted in the transfer of power from Goodluck Jonathan to Muhammadu Buhari, the poll reveals that Nigerians remain polarized between North and South, but support the democratic process and believe that democracy has improved since the 2015 national elections.