Bayelsa 2023: LP Gov Candidate, Udengs Eradiri Unfolds PEAP Manifesto

Labour Party Governorship candidate in the November 11 Governorship election in Bayelsa, Mr Udengs Eradiri, has unveiled his People, Education, Agriculture and Power (PEAP), manifesto in Yenagoa.

Eradiri, 47, an Engineer told newsmen at his campaign secretariat on Thursday in Yenagoa, that he was compelled to join the Governorship race to reverse the gross neglect of the developmental needs of the people of Bayelsa, who earned one of the highest revenue but ranked the second poorest in the federation.

According to Eradiri, a former Commissioner for Youths and later Environment in the State, said it was both an irony and contradiction that the development index of Bayelsa is not commensurate with its monthly revenue from the federation account.

“I am driven by the passion to transform the state of Bayelsa and make life more meaningful for the people whose level of poverty is alarming and glaring due to the neglect of governance by the political class. In the PEAP manifesto, he said that following the commencement of campaigns by the timetable from the Independent National Electoral Commission, he would, in the coming days, take the programme to the people.

Eradiri pledged to provide social amenities, including healthcare and education, boost human capacity development, and prioritise infrastructure and job opportunities. According to him, the agricultural potential of the state in fishery, rice, sugarcane, and other crops where Bayelsa has comparative advantages would be harnessed to provide raw materials for industries and processed for export.

Eradiri also promised to leverage the recent inclusion of Power generation into the concurrent legislative list to use the abundant gas deposits across the State for industries and power generation, if elected.