Once upon a time, a  shepherd  raised false alarm of wolf attacking his sheep but when people ran to him for rescue, he dismissed them, that it was a hoax. On another faithful day the same alarmist raised thunderous alarm, which awakened the conscience of sympathizers, and they rushed to rescue him, it was not different from the false alarm raised to curry favour, at the end it turned out to be the biggest joke of the day.

The real day came, when carnivorous animals visited the shepherd to devour his sheep, as usual, he raised thunderous alarm, depending on the first sympathy he received, but his alarm, was dismissed on the ground that he was fond of raising such alarm, even when situation does not arise.

Unfortunately sympathisers turned their back against the alarmist and the wild animals descended upon his sheep and devoured them.

The alarmist resulted to passing bulk on his neighbours, for not responding to his call for rescue, but the unwarranted mudslinging could not change situation.

This is the scenario that is playing out in the recent outburst of Hon. Charles Idahosa.

Politics is all about rendering service to the people, articulating the views of the people and proffering solutions to the myriad of problems, confronting the people using the instrumentality of the government as has been demonstrated and exemplified by the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole since the inception of his administration in Edo State.

Events in the political terrain in Edo State have clearly differentiated who a good leader is and who a self centred leader is.

Let me recall with high sense of nostalgia when the clamour for a good candidate for the Advance Congress for the Democrats ACD in 2007 began, before it was changed  to Action Congress of Nigeria  ACN, to fly the governorship flag of the party for the 2007 general elections to wrestle power from the People Democratic Party  PDP, began, leaders of the  ACN, zoned the governorship to Edo North and Deputy to Edo South.

Political permutation at the time was predicated on wide geographical spread, and Charles Idahosa was tipped to be the running mate to Comrade Oshiomhole. He, however, for one reason or the other did not become the running mate and then deputy governor.

Events that are of National importance, events that remind one not to throw stone to the markets, otherwise, your mother becomes the victim of misadventure.

It is sad to read the outburst of Charles Idahosa that he prevented Chief Tom Ikimi from imposing a state woman leader on the APC delegates at the just concluded state congress, to put in place party executives.

The inflammatory statement of Charles Idahosa is capable of causing disaffection and  polarising the party.

There is no gainsaying the fact that the depletion in membership profile of APC in Uhunwonde, the home of Charles Idahosa is as a result of wrong politics by the leadership in the area.

The congress that  brought the incumbent state woman leader of APC and other executive officers into office, was,  free, fair and generally accepted by delegates from the 18 Local Government Area of the State.

The woman leader, an amazon, woman with compassionate heart, and leadership acumen whose father has also contributed in no small means to Edo State politics and Nigeria in general maintains a robust relationship  with her predecessor.

So any attempt to sow the seed of animosity between them is appalling, undemocratic and unacceptable.

Timothy Alabi – a staunch member of APC from Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, wrote in from Lagos.