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– President Muhammadu Buhari came into power last year with so much hope  – That hope seems to be waning at the moment as the Nigerian populace begins to express doubt – There is need for the president to hit the ground running before his ratings further plummets  President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Change’ mantra seems to have lost steam as Nigerians are beginning to doubt the sincerity of their leader. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Are Nigerians fed up of the Buhari government? Recent polls give the answer! A poll conducted by NOI Polls, a West Africa’s leading polling services organisation, indicates that the president has lost some of his core supporters in one year. READ ALSO: Fuel price increase: Tam David-West blast Buhari’s government, says it is nonsense A breakdown of the result of NOI findings revealed that Buhari’s approval rating is now 42%, same with his disapproval rating, while 16% of those who participated in the poll are undecided.It means that 6% of respondents are said to have changed direction. The ratings were done using such factors as age, gender, geographical location, occupation of the respondents and rating of the president’s performance in each sector of the economy. As at January 2016, the president’s approval rating was 69%. In February 2016, it had a massive fall to 55%. By March 2016, it reduced drastically to 47%. Last month, April, it went further down to 42% signalling a dissatisfaction from majority of the Nigerian populace on how the government is being run. See a detailed NAIJ.com‘s Jonathan vs Buhari comparison below: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The declining popularity of the president might not be unconnected to several factors: