*TVC Nigeria has deleted the results of its online poll in which the broadcast outfit asked the audience, “Now that Atiku has emerged as PDP presidential candidate, who should APC field as its flagbearer?”

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Ahead of the Presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a now-deleted poll conducted by TVC, a Nigerian-based broadcast company, had tipped Vice-President (Prof.) Yemi Osinbajo as the favourite for the party’s ticket.

TVC, with the headquarters, in Lagos, is reportedly owned by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor and APC Presidential aspirant.

It was gathered that the television station, on its official handle Wednesday, June 1, 2022, conducted an APC primary-themed poll.

The broadcast outfit had asked: “Now that Atiku has emerged as PDP presidential candidate, who should APC field as its flagbearer?”

Report indicated that Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the immediate past Minister for Transportation; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; incumbent Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu were listed.

However, it was discovered that after 1,721 people had voted, with Osinbajo leading with 43% of the votes cast, followed by Tinubu with 40%, Amaechi with 8%, and Lawan with 9% of the total votes cast, the tweet was later deleted.

Likewise, a Twitter handle “@BiggDaaddyy1” known to be a dogged follower of the Asiwaju camp, and who was simultaneously hosting a Twitter space, had to delete his poll which also asked the audience this: “Refusing Bola Tinubu APC ticket is a betrayal, YES or NO?”

From the the poll also, a total of 1,763 people, and 73 voted NO and only 27% voted YES.