Nigeria, May 5 -- The recent gale of defections from Nigeria's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has set off a public conversation about the future prospect of Africa's largest multi-party democracy. The latest defection of the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oboriwerei, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, along with the entire party, as well as the democratically elected structure, from top to bottom, has sent shockwaves across the political spectrum, with many people suggesting that Nigeria may just be on the road to a one-party state. This concern is made real by the fact that many other governors and prominent members of the opposition have either pledged their support for ...