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.
