Governor brings bloggers to virtually insult senators

This week a county boss surprised senators during a session after he logged into a virtual meeting complete with his bloggers. They almost brought the meeting to a premature end after they started hurling ‘insults’ at the senators who were pushing the county boss hard on the use of Covid-19 millions. The committee deliberations came to standstill for almost five minutes as the chair demanded to know the identity of the ‘guest’ who only logged in with one name. The governor who appeared to be enjoying the moment denied knowledge of the ‘intruder' who was ejected after refusing to explain his interest in the Committee. Corridors was told that the person in question is a familiar figure around the county chief.

American political scientist Harold Lasswell said politics is about who gets what when and how. But a lawmaker in a metropolitan constituency seems to be utilising this age-old theory to accord the lion's share of his constituency’s benefits to his tribesmen. Well, the first-term lawmaker could be right in his thinking but there are people keen on reminding the politician that his moves are a violation of values and principles of the public service. Corridors is told that the matter is already shaping the region’s politics ahead of the 2022 General Election.

The threats to impeach a governor from the Northeastern part of the country is turning out to be a political tool to blackmail and intimidate the county boss. The racket is said to have roped in a number of lawmakers from the region who have been silently planning with section of MCAs to push the governor to the edge, at least if that can make him grease their palms. Some local leaders are said to be making advances to the governor and his allies, saying they can help him out of the mess for a fee. Time is a good master on this as the governor is said to be lucky.