MP eyeing governor’s seat sleepless after smelling betrayal

A RESTLESS MP is said to be losing sleep as word spreads that his party might be plotting the big county race without him. The legislator, who has long nurtured dreams of clinching the coveted county seat, is reportedly growing anxious with every passing day. Party insiders claim his name is missing from the inner circle’s shortlist, sparking quiet panic in his camp. As speculation swirls, the MP’s allies now fear that despite his loyalty, the boss could be grooming a surprise face for the county’s throne.

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HAVE THOSE WHO hatched and pushed a plot for the removal of a key figure in an opposition party given up? Corridors of Power has learned that after concerted efforts to kick the man out were repeatedly rebuffed by the party leader, the schemers have now been left quietly licking their wounds. Attempts at branding him a mole and embarrassing him at public events have also failed spectacularly, with the public apparently solidly behind him. Corridors will keep an eye on the gripping drama unfolding within the outfit.

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WORD FROM THE corridors of a county is that the county chief is pointing fingers at the deputy, accusing him of allegedly leaking sensitive information to political rivals. The move, our moles say, is meant to paint the administration in bad light ahead of the next elections. The frosty relationship between the two has now become the county’s worst-kept secret, with whispers that the deputy’s camp is quietly warming up to challenge the boss for the top seat. As the blame game escalates, observers believe the simmering feud could soon explode into a full-blown political divorce.

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WHISPERS AT THE top suggest big power huddles are quietly pressing a politico who is eyeing a top seat to shelve his 2027 dream and fall in line behind a more established candidate in the defining race. This column has been told that a special team has been set up to undertake the assignment that is billed as the last nail on the nascent political formation gearing for a stake in the coming polls. Even though the strategy is a highly-guarded secret, insiders however confide that it is just a matter of time before success of the scheme is declared.