Bayelsa gov candidate, running mate, others dump Labour Party

The  Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the last election in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (retd) have announced their resignations from the party.

It was gathered that most of the party’s local government chairmen in Bayelsa joined Eradiri and Nathus to dump the party.

Eradiri sent his resignation letter to the party chairman in Yenagoa. In the letter dated December 8 and titled Letter of Withdrawal as Labour Party Member, Eradiri said he made the decision to enable him to pursue his political career on a platform ready and prepared to provide the kind of leadership that Bayelsa deserves.

Eradiri appreciated members of the party, who believed in his vision for a better Bayelsa and allowed him to be the governorship candidate.

Eradiri, who came third in the governorship poll, said his decision was supported by his loyalists. He said he was undergoing serious consultations to decide the next political platform that would enable him to provide service to the people.

“We are consulting seriously and engaging all stakeholders to know the next political party to join. Our next party of interest will be such that will enable us to provide service to the people and mice Bayelsa forward” he said