Broke former politician begs at the feet of governor aspirant

IS A FORMERvocal politico now financially battered and politically hollow to the extent of desperately clinging to the coattails of a gubernatorial aspirant? Well, Corridors of Power is told that the former official, who allegedly has neither cash nor credible grassroots sway, is said to have all but pitched camp at the aspirant’s side, banking on his deep pockets and solid networks to keep his own flickering ambitions alive. Moles whisper that the new alliance looks less like a coalition and more like a lifeline for the seeminglyimpecunious politician.

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A POLITICAL STORM is rumoured to be tearing through one of the country’s most sensitive dockets, shaking the very core of the profession it serves. Word from the corridors of power is that the powers that be are caught in a high-stakes bind: cut loose a politically connected contractor at the heart of the scandal and spark a bruising fallout within the inner circle, or shield him and ignite public fury over yet another well-placed ally dodging the long arm of justice.

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A COUNTY BOSS appears to have found a new hobby in allegedly bypassing elected MCAs and secretly bankrolling ambitious aspirants and handpicked political operatives to undercut them. The alleged scheme meant to weaken the ward reps’ grip before the next polls issaid to be part of his broader strategy to punish those he claimed have sided with his opponents. Furious MCAs are whispering of a looming showdown, accusing the governor of turning the county into a political battlefield funded straight from the executive’s coffers.

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