A RECENT PURGE within two critical agencies in government has sent shockwaves among some managing directors. They are afraid they might also be shown the door. Worse, they are approaching their retirement. Our mole whispers that some of them are seriously lobbying using all means possible to have their contracts extended by at least another year. One of them has even been overheard saying he has a big ongoing project within the parastatal which he refers to as “a legacy project” and wants to see it completed. Why? He says his successor will definitely take credit for the project once he is kicked out.
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A TOP POLITICO eyeing a big seat in the upcoming poll seems to be caught in the horns of a dilemma over the vehicle he should use. His supposed financier has reportedly left him to use an outfit that is perceived as not so popular. The financier also wants him to dissociate himself from an outspoken politician. To complicate matters, there are fresh demands by leaders and wheeler dealers from the politician's backyard that he picks a party domiciled at home for his political battles.
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SINCE THE HANDSHAKE in 2018, politicians have been repeatedly advised against taking hardline positions, especially when it involves hurling insults at rivals while defending their political godfathers. Time and again, political foes have reconciled, leaving their loyal attack dogs embarrassed and exposed. But the lessons are rarely learned. A senior politician who has spent the past few months hitting out at the former president now supposedly finds himself in an awkward spot, after the same former president recently met and appeared to bury the hatchet with his political boss. It’s not the first time this politician has been caught off guard. He had barely recovered from a similar fallout after an earlier truce between two major political heavyweights.
***A CITY POLITICIAN appears to be a man in deep confusion. Torn between two leading frontrunners for the 2027 race, he’s struggling to pick a side. He had been gravitating toward a popular party and even came close to publicly announcing his move. However, allegedly fearing he might be sidelined or not be treated fairly within the party ranks, he has since pulled back. Word has it that the well-oiled politico is now considering launching his own political vehicle and joining the party as a coalition partner because that might give him more bargaining power.
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