Nigeria, March 12 -- Following the defection of the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, a Professor of Political Science at the Nasarawa State University, Prof. Jideofor Adibe, has stated that president Bola Tinubu's political base would be weakened if another political party with a national spread emerges.

In an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday March 12, the renowned scholar who emphasized that the exit of Nasir El-rufai from the ruling APC may pose a major challenge for the party considering the political endearment he enjoys in some northern quarters, added that the entry of the former governor into the Social Democratic Party may further energize the party and further alte...