Senior official panicked over impending government reshuffle

CORRIDORS OF POWER

A CIVILIAN TOP The servant is said to have dispatched a well-oiled lobbying team, drawn mainly from the political class, both within the government and the opposition, to put pressure on the powers that be in order to save his soul. Reason? The impending changes in the government threw him and many other senior officials into panic. The official allegedly pressured his team to vouch for his promotion or, at worst, his retention in his current lucrative position. It’s only a matter of time before he discovers his fate.

HAS ANYONE BEEN pocket funds intended for a government-sponsored national initiative? Well, a little bird whispered to Corridors of Power that fear had gripped some of the institutions expected to implement the initiative after insiders sounded the alarm. Interestingly, the funds appear to have been released but were allegedly handed over to middlemen who decided to either take the money for themselves or keep it in a fixed deposit account to earn interest. Perhaps it is time for the government to tackle embezzlement?

A COUNTY CHIEF of one of the popular political groups is a worried man after a party meeting he called to popularize him in the county turned out to be a big failure. County deputies and MCAs have largely dismissed the event. What now worries the county leader more is that some of the senior party brass present noticed the glaring absence of elected leaders, reinforcing the widely held notion that the governor is a lone ranger who has fallen out with the leaders of the region.

A SUPERIOR OPERATOR in the corridors of power, he is now a happy man and rumors about a possible reshuffle of government officials continue to brew. The man is said to be milking some officials and interested parties dry, with the promise of helping incumbents keep their positions and candidates secure placement. A former lawmaker reportedly lost a fortune to the smooth operator, who claims to have the ears of the powers that be in the current administration.

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