The Bayelsa State Executive Council of the Labour Party has declared the expulsion of Udengs Eradiri, its governorship candidate in the state’s just concluded governorship election.
During its weekend meeting in Yenagoa, the council also announced the dissolution of the local government and the ward chairmen of the party.
The state LP chairman, Eneyi Zidougha, who read the meeting’s outcome, stated that the executive council members resolved to dismiss Eradiri for allegedly violating the party’s standards and behavior.
However, Eradiri recommended Zidougha to stay out of the LP’s state leadership conflict, describing him as “an acting factional chairman of the party” and adding that “the party’s constitution did not confer such powers on him (Zidougha).”
Zidougha stated that the state LP leadership decided to dismiss the former governorship candidate after receiving evidence about his suspected unlawful activities following the governorship elections, urging members of the public not to interact with him or the ward chairmen.
He said,
“After the party primaries and the governorship election on November 11, 2023, the state executive council has unanimously agreed that Mr. Udengs Eradiri be expelled.
“All party members should remain calm because the exercise is meant to strengthen our party and prepare us for the challenge ahead. The general public is hereby advised not to have any dealings with the deposed local government chairmen or Mr Udengs Eradiri on behalf of the Labour Party.”