HAVE A LAWMAKER and a governor
from a far-flung county, who have not been
seeing eye to eye for some time, buried the
hatchet? Well, the two leaders are said to
have suddenly ended their verbal attacks,
which had reportedly triggered high political
temperatures in the county. Sources say that
a top state officer recently summoned the
two and apparently read them the riot act.
This came in the wake of sustained political
attacks, with their supporters engaging in
physical confrontation.
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SENIOR OFFICIALS AT an administrative
unit are said to be unhappy with security
changes in their area. Their argument,
according to our mole, is that the new arrangement could encroach on their mandate. It
is, however, understood that the concerned
officials have reportedly long earned notoriety in abetting corruption through their
alleged irregular awarding of fake authorisations. They are also said to operate extortion
rings, hence the fear that their schemes
could be exposed soon.
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A FIRST-TERM COUNTY chief is engineering a bold political shake-up, offering a
powerful county executive committee member the deputy governor’s post in return for
marshalling county lawmakers to allegedly
impeach the current holder. Insiders say the
plan is driven by growing anxiety within the
governor’s camp after speculations that
the deputy governor is positioning himself
for a 2027 gubernatorial bid. Determined to
neutralise the threat early, the county boss
is said to be moving swiftly to secure loyalty
within the assembly and clear the path
ahead of 2027.
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A POLITICO IS said to be elated after
learning that a storm that was lingering
and threatening his foothold in a sector has
dissipated. The man was reportedly spotted
at a social joint allegedly dancing himself
lame after apparently getting news of the
breakthrough. Well, the individual reportedly
feared for the worst in the face of a storm
that almost swept those around him away.
Talk of relief at the height of anxiety. The
fellow is said to be planning to host a mega
celebratory party soon.
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