Labour Party Governorship Candidate Unveils Roadmap To Rule Bayelsa
By Aaron Azi
Ahead of the November 11 governorship
election, the Candidate of Labour Party,
Engr Udengs Eradiri unfolded his roadmap to rule Bayelsa State to enhance development in all aspects of the economy.
Engr Udengs Eradiri |
Engr Eradiri disclosed this on Wednesday while exchanging views with Journalists in his campaign office, Etegwe, Yenagoa.
He said when elected and sworn in, he would embark on aggressive development in all aspects of the state economy under his four points agenda PEAP-People Education Agriculture Power.
He decried the level of under
development in the state which was created over 26 years ago, ànd blamed it on
incompetent leadership and mediocrity in
governance.
According to him his entry into the
governorship race was borne out of his desire to use his wealth of experience
to offer purposeful and competent
leadership that would salvage the people of the state from the shackles of
poverty, deprivation, underdevelopment, mismanagement and misappropriation of the resources of
the state.
He said he is doing his best within the capacity he can carry, noting that governorship election is a very expensive business.
He said, he has not stolen public fund but he would use his limited resources to win the election through the support from the electorates.
" I know that I can deliver more than them. So, I am reaching out to Bayelsans who are the brunt of incompetent of leadership in Bayelsa state to decide whether they would continue to take money from people or for one, they can stand up and chose somebody who can resonate with the .issues.
And what are the issues? The People,
Education, Agriculture and Power, "he averred.
He prioritised the people according
to him because affordable, effective and accessible healthcare is a problem in
Bayelsa.
This, he added to the poor sanitation
and clean environment, security and the flood that is coming, saying that these
are issues that make the people unhappy and unstable.
The Labour Party Flagbearer promised
to employ primary school teachers and provide conducive atmosphere for teaching
and learning including welfare, housing and vehicles so that the teaching
profession can be one that is enviable.
" I want to provide leadership
so that we can have the right mindset for teachers; and right teaching
environment by upgrading educational facilities in Bayelsa schools, primary to
tertiary institutions.
'We will upgrade educational
facilities and build university villages with the right facilities to support
and make education less stressful for the young one," he said.
He maintained that his administration would provide special scholarship for young one when they sign a bond to work for five years for the state. Also, technicians, medical doctors and nurses would be offered the same scholarship.
The Otuokpoti rice Programme and
Ebedebiri cassava farm will be revived and extend to Peremabiri and Sampou,
lamenting the abandoned five hundred fish ponds overgrown with weeds at Igbogene.
On power, Eradiri promised to procure
and build gas turbines for the three senatorial districts to enhance
uninterrupted electricity supply in the state.
This, he realized the importance of
power to the economy of a state and improvement of the living standard of the
people and enhancement of industrial growth.
Eradiri also pledged to embark on
affordable housing scheme to reduce the high cost house rent in the state, as well and other basic infrastructures to boost the desired development in the state.
Owing to the devastating effects of
flood, he promised to build Ekeremor new town, Oporoma new town, Yenagoa new
town and Brass Atlantic city and elevate the ground high for flood, adding to
other measures to curb the effects of flood in the state.
He said his chances to win the
election is in the hands of the electorates who have suffered enough.
According to him he would not shed
anybody's blood because of power, emphasizing that the people who have suffered
enough know who they should vote for.
He pleaded with the electorates to cast their votes for the candidate of Labour Party during the governorship election to curb the unbearable hardship currently prevailing in the state. He declared that he is at the prime age of 47 to pilot the affairs of the state in the interest of all Bayelsans.
He said with his rare wealth of
experience and academic background he is
prepared to govern the state and offer good governance.
It would be recalled that Eradiri
studied Engineering in the University of Benin and proceeded to AM University
of TEXAS where he studied Dredging and
Water Technology.
There after, he went to Lagos
Business School and studied Skill Acquisition before he proceeded to the
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies-Kuru Jos where he studied
Policy Strategy and Leadership.
The Labour Party candidate advised the
electorates not to sell their votes for money and continue to live in hardship and àbject
poverty.
Rather, when they bring money they
should collect it and vote for Engr Udengs Eradiri, the Labour Party
Governorship Candidate.
He also assured to give the welfare
of civil servants and retiress a pride of place in his administration through prompt payment
of salaries, pension and gratuities and other entitlements.
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