by Sam Omatseye
All the talk of defection today began with a man’s daring step. Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori broke the ice when he dumped the PDP. He is what, in Yoruba cosmology, may be called Taiwo. When twins are born, Taiwo comes first out of the mother’s womb as an exploratory act. He is sent to find out if this life is worth living.
When he does not return, Kehinde, the other twin, after a wait, decides to join the brother or sister.
The sheriff opened the door, tasted the other side, did not return or look back like Lot’s wife. Others followed in his footsteps. It is the audacity of the frontiersman. It has become almost routine for the APC, and the last at the time of writing, was Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. He capped the whole of the north central with Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states.
It is always good to remember who took the first step. When he did it, it was courage. When they do it now, it is routine. Sheriff was the shepherd. Others the faithful sheep.