In theory, Nigeria is a multi-party democracy. But in practice, it is a one-party state. Those ululating over the recent gale of defections wrongly assume that there are material differences between Nigerian political parties. Yet, in truth, the prevalence of defections, decamping, cross-carpeting, and what have you, only proves that nothing distinguishes Nigeria’s political parties. They are one and the same!
Lord Palmerstone, a former British prime minister, famously coined the phrase “there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies bu
