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Just to what extent can a person go, driven by an insatiable appetite for attention? A youthful political operative who for years made his name and money as a fixer for a renowned personality appears to be stretching the limits of self-promotion and attention seeking. While his political realignment is stale news, his new political friends whisper that his alleged exhibitionism is getting out of hand. The man can make in excess of 20 social media posts about himself in a day, his new political home, his ambitions, academic achievements and travels, among other subjects about him.
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Still on political handlers, aides of a senior figure complain their boss allegedly does not take advice especially relating to his public image and communication. While they give him detailed briefs about events, including the audience and possible theme so he is not dismissed as a joke, the man is allegedly prone to gaffes and his tailor is generous with linen, making him fit the narrative of a political cartoon. They say they are nearing the point of accepting that the man cannot be helped to burnish his image.
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Are some recent hires by a critical entity still on their jobs despite an adverse court decision? The public-facing staffers are reportedly staying put despite the decision striking down their hiring process on want of regularity. Over the weekend, some of them almost got lynched by a feisty mob in one of the populous towns when they went enforcing some of the biting laws. The mob challenged them to prove their legitimacy.
