Udengs Eradiri, governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections in Bayelsa state, has resigned his membership of the Labour Party (LP).
He disclosed his intention to resign in a letter dated December 8 and addressed to the party’s state chairman.
Eradiri said he “couldn’t scale through the intrigues and challenges implanted in the party leadership”.
According to Thecable, Eradiri added that he resigned to pursue his political career on a platform equipped to provide Bayelsa with the leadership it deserves.
“I wish to formally notify the party of my withdrawal as a member of the Labour Party,” the letter reads.
“I have come to this conclusion in order to pursue my political career with a platform that is ready and prepared to provide the kind of leadership that Bayelsa state earnestly deserve.
“I wish to appreciate the members of the party who believed in the vision for a better Bayelsa state and gave me the opportunity to be flag bearer as governorship candidate but unfortunately, we couldn’t scale through the intrigues and challenges implanted in the party leadership.
“It was a great moment working together politically and transversing the nooks and crannies of the state in the quest for leadership and I wish the Party and its leaders well in their future endeavours.”
