‘A hard sell': El-Rufai's SDP agenda struggles to gain ground after APC exit

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is facing a deepening political crisis as efforts to rebuild his career under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) continue to stall in the North-West and Southern parts of Nigeria. Just two months after his high-profile defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), El-Rufai is struggling to attract major political figures to his new political platform.Despite a flurry of behind-the-scenes meetings, influential politicians have largely rebuff