From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
The governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, has said that with the growing grassroots support of his campaigns, he will demystify money politics on November 11.
Eradiri spoke during his campaign tour with stakeholders and supporters of the LP to Nembe City, Opu Nembe and Otakeme community in Nembe and Ogbia Local Government areas.
Eradiri, who was overwhelmed by the crowd that voluntarily trooped out to receive him, said he was aspiring to become a people-oriented leader that would provide mentorship to young people and reposition the state for greatness.
Eradiri lamented the crisis that had befallen Nembe, sympathised with them and assured them that if elected, his administration would focus on the development of the area and stop all forms of politically-induced unrest.
He noted that he was in the race to rescue Bayelsa, develop all communities insisting that the state was suffering from bad leadership and clueless government.
“We are the second poorest state, and the highest school dropout in the whole of the country, which is very sad. I am moving across all the communities of our state selling my manifesto.
“I will change the old order of doing things. I will not clap hands for myself for building roads, infrastructural development and other social amenities which ordinarily are the rights of the people. Together, we will make Bayelsa work again.
“If we don’t tell ourselves the truth, we will be left behind; most states have gone far while we are on retrogression.
I have the solution to the problems of the people; I have a stronger message than any other party flag bearer. Let us make a choice that we won’t regret tomorrow”
At Otakeme community, Eradiri promised to generate employment for the youth and lamented the death of over 10 Bayelsa-owned establishments.
“Bayelsa has Sampou and Peremabiri rice farms, but after 40 years, no grain has been produced. So I will rather invest in the Otuokpoti rice farm because the people in that community are original rice growers. If we invest in Otuokpoti, we will succeed”.
Eradiri asked the people to collect money from moneybags on election day and vote for him insisting that voters must avoid making a wrong choice at the poll.
He said with the 243 megawatts power at Gbarain, 24-hour power supply was possible in Bayelsa.
He added: “I will design the Nembe creek as an industrial area, pipe gas to the area and advertise it. We will have companies from abroad that will come to invest.
“In this election, no matter how rich they are, I’m in the race because I know what we will achieve. The current government is playing politics with the development of the state. How can you claim you are constructing roads from Nembe to Brass when the roads in Yenagoa are terrible.”