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 invigorating a political party that has its root in the South West could further weaken president Bola Tinubu's political base.

In an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday March 12, monitored by The News Chronicles, 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 the full-throated politician enjoys in some northern quarters, added that the entry of the former governor into the...