ARE CRACKS EMERGING in the camp of a presidential hopeful with a long history in public service? Sources familiar with his playbook intimate that camps have already formed within the nascent campaign — one pushing for him to join an amorphous opposition outfit and another insisting he jealously guards his image and remains independent. The former group insists that the chances of winning a values-based campaign are dismal, while the latter argues that his solid reputation for integrity would be tainted by association with individuals who have questionable records in the crowded alliance. It remains to be seen which direction the deeply religious man will take.
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A GOVERNOR FROM an important county is lately allegedly emotionally unstable, as the chances of his re-election keep sliding. The man had banked on a political partnership between some major parties to reboot his fortunes, but a young rabble-rouser from one of those parties has become a persistent thorn in his side. We are told the young opponent is aggressively courting support from the inner sanctum of his party — the very outfit the incumbent had hoped to jump to at the right time — and the efforts are not fruitless. The governor’s advisers are now exploring alternatives, including convincing him to seek an alternative elective job if the numbers for re-election fail to add up.
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LEGISLATORS FROM A restive region reportedly toasted wildly at news of the axing of top officials in key government agencies. Why? We are told the lawmakers were frustrated with the key bosses for allegedly blocking their efforts to access lucrative tenders due to hostility toward the administration. They claim their tenders — or those of their proxies — were either not paid after completing the work or were dismissed out of hand. The MPs are now engaged in quiet diplomacy to win favor with the replacements.
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