He is the worst offender…! The name of the “bigwig councilor” who is the source of outrage within the LDP Seiwa-kai over the LDP slush fund issue.
‘This is usually the busiest time of year for us to prepare for par ticket sales. With that gone, I’ve lost an amazing amount of work. …… Other Seiwa-kai secretaries say they are in a similar situation.”
Mr. A, the secretary of a member of the dissolved Seiwa-kai, spoke out about the current situation.
The aftermath of the slush fund issue that has hit the political world can be heard leaking from Nagata-cho. One would think that not only legislators but also secretaries and staff working in their offices would be busy dealing with the aftermath and explaining the situation in their hometowns, but surprisingly, the reality is that many office staff are having a lot of free time on their hands.
Mr. B, a veteran secretary who belonged to the Seiwa-kai, said, “To tell the truth, I don’t have time to do anything.
To put it bluntly, they are bored. The local supporters were rather sympathetic, and there wasn’t much to do in the way of cleanup. The question is about future business. There was a meeting of the secretaries’ association, but we haven’t yet decided what will happen to the association.”
The background to this may be the fact that the political ethics panel currently in session continues to give answers that do not clearly assign responsibility to the parties involved. However, there are pros and cons to the individual responses. Mr. C, another veteran secretary of the Seiwa-kai, revealed that “even among the five members” of the faction, “there were differences. He is furious with the dons in the upper house, saying, “They should be subjected to the strongest criticism.
