Big man’s sudden strategy shift leaves politico worried about his future

A POLITICO IS reportedly worried after learning that he may not, after all, be at the core of a big man’s game plan. Word is that the biggie has told the fellow to up his game or watch newbies take the space he’s dominated for years. A recent test run is said to have accelerated the individual’s misfortunes. A narrative coined to save face on the dismal show also reportedly flopped. The man is reportedly now worried that a junior he had once dismissed could just take over his place.

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A LAWMAKER IS likely to retain his seat following high-level negotiations to guarantee a popular outfit’s victory in an intense gubernatorial race. Corridors of Power is apprised that the lawmaker has been supposedly approached to consider shelving his ambitions for a candidate perceived to be more popular. Word is that the lawmaker has kept the emissaries guessing and has maintained they are in the race to stay. So high are the stakes that the man may as well be denied the ticket, or even forced to forgo his current seat entirely.

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A COUNTY BOSS is reeling from a stunning setback after missing out on a coveted top party position he had aggressively pursued. The governor had reportedly mounted an intense lobbying campaign within the party’s top ranks, exuding confidence that the slot was firmly within his grasp. So certain was he of his elevation that preparations for a grand celebration at his rural home were already underway. But in a dramatic turn of events, the anticipated party seat slipped through his fingers, supposedly leaving his camp in shock and his political calculations in disarray.

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TALK IS RIFE of an unsettling situation in a political outfit following the decision by one of the key players to sit on the fence amid a crisis. A group of lawmakers was overheard discussing how the official’s stance is reportedly making members uncomfortable. They hold that the position the individual occupies requires a clear-cut stance. They wish a meeting would be called for them “to put the officer where they belong”. The said officer has allegedly adopted a ‘no-hear, no-see’ approach to a prevailing matter that affects the outfit’s 2027 calculus.