Governorship candidate, running mate, others dump LP in Bayelsa
13 December 2024 |
3:21 am
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (rtd), have announced their resignations from the party.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (rtd), have announced their resignations from the party.
LP local council chairmen in Bayelsa also joined Eradiri and Nathus in dumping the party.
Eradiri, who was recently conferred with Fellowship by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), sent his resignation letter to the state Chairman of the party in Yenagoa.
In a letter made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, yesterday, Eradiri stated that he decided to enable him to pursue his political career on a platform that is ready to provide the kind of leadership that Bayelsa deserved.
Eradiri appreciated members of the party who believed in his vision for a better Bayelsa and allowed him to be the governorship candidate.
He said: “But unfortunately, we couldn’t scale through the intrigues and challenges implanted in the party leadership.”
Eradiri noted that it was a great moment working together politically and traversing the nooks and crannies of the state in the quest for leadership. Eradiri, who came third in the governorship poll, said his decision was supported by his loyalists.
Also in his letter of withdrawal, Nathus said the move was borne out of his decision to seek a platform committed to a leadership that would propel Bayelsa towards a brighter and more prosperous future.
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