MP back to drawing board after bid to block rival flops

A SECOND-TERM LAWMAKER is reportedly making an all-out effort to block a popular rival from contesting in the 2027 polls. Insiders say the lawmaker, reportedly fearful of losing his seat, is allegedly using his influence to deny the challenger a place on the ballot. It is understood he has held meetings with officials from an investigative agency in a bid to supposedly implicate the rival over alleged forged academic certificates. However, preliminary findings by the agency point to a different scenario, forcing the MP back to the drawing board.

 A SENIOR POLITICIAN has left his aides scratching their heads after abruptly ditching his helicopter rides for long, gruelling road trips. The usually high-flying big man has, in recent days, developed an unexpected attachment to road travel. Corridors of Power is told that in just under one month, the politico has clocked over 2,000 kilometres, a feat aides say is unprecedented. While some read a calculated political strategy to reconnect with the grassroots, others suspect there could be more to it than meets the eye.

 A FIRST-TERM COUNTY chief has rattled lawmakers following claims he allegedly used demeaning language against them. The row erupted after the county chief supposedly referred to the legislators as “a bunch of hungry people”, potentially exposing the lawmakers as abetting graft. The county boss purportedly dismissed the lawmaker’s threats of unspecified consequences, adding that he does not fear them. In response, the aggrieved lawmakers accused the governor of going rogue, vowing to rein in what they termed his ‘growing arrogance’.

 COULD THE TRANSFER of a senior figurehead in the security sector have been caused by an investigation into a recent political altercation tied to the forthcoming electoral competition? Well, Corridors of Power is apprised that the move has been supposedly linked to the incident, which generated a huge national debate. Our mole informs us that the transfer could have been motivated by revelations that the said security chief was allegedly aware of events that led to the exchanges. We are told the investigators want to establish if the man, by himself, chose not to respond to the incident, or was under instructions from other quarters.

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