Udengs Eradiri, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the upcoming Bayelsa State governorship election on November 11, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the state’s recent ranking as the second poorest state in Nigeria, following Sokoto State.
Eradiri contended that the poor performance of Bayelsa in all economic and developmental indicators illustrated the failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Governor Douye Diri.
In Yenagoa, Eradiri criticized the PDP and Diri, suggesting that their governance had nothing to offer as they prepared for the forthcoming election.
Eradiri questioned how Bayelsa, with its small population and substantial revenue allocations from various sources, could experience such significant poverty. He attributed Bayelsa’s challenges to years of mismanagement, incompetence, greed, wastefulness, and policies that were detrimental to the people, arguing that the current administration lacked the capacity to address these issues.
He called on the citizens to support the credible alternative offered by the LP and pledged to provide the state with a fresh and solid beginning, emphasizing his “People, Education, Agriculture, Power” agenda.
Eradiri emphasized, “What other evidence do we need as a people to know that this forthcoming election affords us, the people, an opportunity to kick out Diri and his party? They mean no good for our state and should be given a red card.”
He also noted that with Bayelsa ranked as the third worst state in the unemployment index in the country, Diri and his party were unsuitable for re-election.
