Bottle could cost top ministry official more than his rep

A senior ministry official’s alleged ‘special friendship’ with the bottle is becoming public knowledge, and not everyone finds it funny. Corridors of Power is told that late-night escapades are starting to spill into daytime duties, with staff quietly shouldering the burden. Meetings reportedly are being missed, key decisions said to be delayed, and some colleagues now whisper that patience at the top is wearing thin. If someone doesn’t intervene soon, his bottle habit might just cost him more than his reputation.

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We recently told you about the frustrated spouse of an allegedly philandering big man in a county. She is said to have become a prayer warrior after her attempts to make her husband change for the better hit a snag, more like a brick wall. It is alleged that the man has several mistresses, and he hardly stays in his rural residence with his wife. Word has it he finally returned home after setbacks on his way. He had supposedly planned to marry one of the mistresses as a second wife, but she reportedly has been adjudged to be a gold digger who has been playing the big man. His wife is now as happy as love feels on a good day. Talk of prayer working wonders.

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A parastatal boss, once celebrated as a ‘strategic appointment’, suddenly seems to be drowning in paranoia. We are told he starts meetings by reminding staff which region he represents. Those who interact with him claim he allegedly spends more time networking at high-end coffee lounges than actually running the institution. The once-bubbly technocrat has gone unusually silent online and reportedly keeps mumbling about enemies circling him. Staff at the office say on the Q.T. that suspect procurement files have already been sent to higher offices, and when such documents move up the chain, they seldom come back with good news. Eyes now on whether he chooses loyalty or survival.

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A first-term lawmaker allegedly is licking his wounds after a car dealer reportedly tricked him out of a big deposit on a vehicle. The dealer is said to have disappeared soon after taking the money, supposedly leaving the lawmaker embarrassed and scrambling to get it back. Close friends say the politico keeps the matter low-key to avoid mocking from colleagues. Rumour has it the dealer may not have acted alone. The lawmaker’s close companion, it is said, might have been in on plan.