Nigerians have given their assessment of the reforms implemented by President Tinubu-led administration in his first 60 days in office. This was disclosed in a recent survey conducted by the strategy and intelligence service of CMC Connect LLP in partnership with Analysts Data Services and Resources (ADSR).
The survey sought views on policies such as “The allowance of the redesigned and old naira notes to run both as legal tender”, “Establishment of Nigerian education loan fund”, “Petrol Subsidy removal”, and “Planned introduction of yearly vehicle ownership verification fee of N1,000.”
However, the responses of Nigerians varied across the different policies assessed.
Concerning the allowance of the redesigned and old naira notes to run both as legal tender, 81percent of the respondents, showed satisfaction while 19 percent were not satisfied.
Regarding the policy on the establishment of the Nigerian education loan fund, 63 percent of Nigerians expressed satisfaction while 37 percent were not satisfied. On the policy on petrol subsidy removal, 58 percent of the respondents were satisfied while 42 percent showed dissatisfaction.
With respect to the issue of the planned introduction of a yearly vehicle ownership verification fee of N1,000, 34 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the policy while 66 percent showed dissatisfaction.
“Generally, the respondents express higher levels of satisfaction regarding the acceptance of both the redesigned and old Naira notes as legal tender. However, their satisfaction is moderate when it comes to the establishment of the Nigerian education loan fund, and they are less content with the removal of petrol subsidies and the introduction of an annual vehicle ownership verification fee,” the research outfit stated.
The survey was conducted by CMC Connect LLP and ADSR through online questionnaires on issues bordering the performance of President Tinubu’s administration during his first 60 days in office. A total of 1,714 respondents took part in the survey.
According to the report, “the questionnaires were carefully constructed to examine a range of policy areas, views, and regional perspectives. The analysis aimed for a diverse and representative sample to reflect the wide array of opinions across Nigeria’s regions. The sampling approach provided a fair distribution across all regions, implementing a comprehensive analysis of perceptions from the North, South, East, and West.”
