Bayelsa election: I won’t be heading for Supreme Court, says Eradiri
The Bayelsa State Labour Party’s Candidate, Udengs Eradiri, has said he will not challenge the Court of Appeal judgement that threw out his case against the victory of the state Governor, Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
The former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, said though he was not satisfied with both the decisions of the tribunal and the appeal court, he would not be heading for the Supreme Court to challenge it.
Eradiri said he had decided to let go of the matter in the interest of peace and stability of the state while waiting for another time to test his popularity at the poll again.
The former Commissioner for Environment and later Youths in Bayelsa thanked all his supporters for believing in him and appealed to them to keep faith in him and the state.
Eradiri said he ventured into the election and later embarked on the judicial journey to prove that nothing could stop the youths in the state from aspiring for leadership and challenging the underdevelopment of Bayelsa.
He said his ideas to evolve an upward moving and development-oriented Bayelsa and to remove the state from stagnation and high poverty index were the reasons he challenged the system.
Eradiri said he would continue to challenge leadership incompetence in the state and urged like-minded persons in Bayelsa to join him in the quest of wresting power from crooked and selfish politicians.
He said: “I am happy that I challenged this rot in the system. I am glad I confronted lack of basic amenities, high poverty index, lack of infrastructures and inept leadership foisted on us by self-centered politicians despite our huge resources and natural endowments.
“I will continue to challenge this incompetence that had seen Bayelsa being raped and bled to death. Our people cannot have these bountiful resources and natural endowments and be dying of poverty.
“It is true that I tried but could not get it. I won’t stop. I will keep trying until our generation takes leadership. There must be a paradigm shift from kleptocracy to developmental and people-oriented leadership. Bayelsa is too blessed to be where it is today.
“I thank my supporters for standing by me and sharing my visions for a better state. Don’t give up. Let’s keep working because victory belongs to those who do not abandon their vision”.
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