This explains the central contradiction of this new non-tribal politics: the fact that almost without fail the cachet that these defecting party people carry with them is a benumbing capacity for exaggerating the same old differences ― ethno-national and religious ― that have threatened our commonwealth since 1960.
Compared with the exclusiveness of our traditional ethno-national cleavages, in the political space, all that matters is that the defecting politician is no longer on the other side. How important is it that it also does not matter what ethno-cultural stock the defector comes from, or what sectarian confessions s/he adheres to? Indeed, even the latter may succumb to the osmotic process.
In the extent to which it appears to transcend the diverse shortcomings of the old fissiparous divisions, the temptation, at first blush, is to answer the latter question with a resounding “Yes”! If only Nigerians recognised places of birth and residence, rather than state of origin as the key determinant of the political salience of each citizen, for instance, chances are that it would be a far better place.
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