The truism that there are no permanent friends or foes in politics but permanent interests assumed a life of its own in the glittering ambience of the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja, where President Goodluck Jonathan officially flagged off the year-long centenary celebrations of Nigeria as a nation state. In an atmosphere of conviviality, erstwhile sworn enemies embraced and, metaphorically speaking, shared drinks.
It was not the usual night of long knives when politicians take political hostilities to murderous heights but a night of brotherly love when all that matters is the nation, as the president hosted all the living past Heads of State and ex-presidents to a sumptuous dinner.
