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Still on government changes, did a mouthy official contemplate resigning after he was moved to a new docket? Well, signals reaching Corridors of Power suggest the man’s ego was grossly bruised by the move as he felt his enemies within the power quarters had scored a goal against him. The man known for "self-overestimation" is said to have ranted for a good time after the shocker, saying that he "contributed" a lot for the government to be formed. We hope he has healed.
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An opposition MP is the talk of his colleagues for his penchant for attention and theatrics. The lawmaker is said to be overly ambitious in seeking to inherit an ethnic constituency as the leader. What has turned the heads of his colleagues is his alleged hiring of online bots who heap praises on him as well as sponsor bloggers who publish articles that burnish his image ahead of his real or imagined rivals. He reportedly goes further. In public meetings, he apparently plants a band of loud youths to cheer him. The man then supposedly feigns ignorance of the activities, even distancing himself from the reported ambition.
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Is a top official worried that some working arrangement has been struck between former political rivals? That is the question in the minds of the man’s associates. The man, known for being short of depth on crucial issues, has told close political lieutenants that he has nightmares that the two rivals have struck a secret deal under his nose, making him insecure about his post going forward.