IT IS ALLEGED that two formersenior officials are secretly advocating for a multibillion-dollar tender to be awarded to a specific foreign company. They are allegedly leveraging their influence through a senior official at a critical state agency, which is preparing for a national exercise in two years. The group is so determined that they have supposedly prearranged how to split the financial gains once the deal is secured. This column is apprised that the senior official purportedly plans to manipulate the procurement process to ensure the favoured company wins the contract, sidelining fair competition.
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A TOP OFFICIAL in a politically charged devolved unit is supposedly refusing to occupy a newly completed office, claiming the furniture does not meet his "standards and taste." While colleagues have moved in, he remains alone in his old office, defiantly holding out. Procurement officers have so far ignored his demands for special imported fittings. The standoff has reportedly irritated the county chief, who now grumbles that the official seems more preoccupied with designer chairs than with his administrative duties.
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STILL IN THE counties, a senior official has reportedly gone into panic mode amid questions around whether he got the job legitimately. A mole whispered to Corridors of Power that the man has been allegedly restless since the authorities began pursuing the matter. The fellow is said to have possibly employed ‘whisperers’ to listen to the pulse on the ground and ensure the matter remains tightly guarded from the nosy public. Word is that the man now treats any stranger with unmatched suspicion, reportedly fearing that they are after him.
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A POWERFUL CARTEL has been dealt a blow at a major state agency offering a crucial service. Following a recruitment drive for senior positions, some board members are supposedly aggrieved that their preferred candidates failed the final list. Their bitterness stems from having their hands allegedly greased after seemingly giving assurances of success. Similarly frustrated are aides to a powerful figure, who had promised to deliver the jobs after enjoying their share of the cake. This has reportedly sparked a demand from some board members to cancel and re-advertise the jobs. However, a decisive dispatch from a top office has ordered the board to implement the recruitment report.
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