Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Yunusa Tanko, a former special adviser to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has been appointed National Coordinator of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential campaign team.

Mr Tanko's appointment was announced on Wednesday during the inauguration of the SDP Presidential Campaign Council at the party's secretariat in Abuja.

His appointment comes barely two weeks after he resigned as Mr Obi's political adviser for Northern Nigeria. Before his appointment, Mr Tanko served as the national coordinator of the Obidient Movement, a political movement campaigning for Mr Obi's presidential bid.

He was welcomed into the SDP campaign team by the party's National Working Comm...