Wanted Sylva Dumps APC From Exile, Blasts Tinubu Govt

THISDAYLIVE | 01-09-2026 05:21am |

Former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party of abandoning its founding ideals and the federal government of disappointing Nigerians. Sylva, a founding member of the APC, announced his resignation in a letter delivered electronically to the APC Chairman of Ward 4, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. He is wanted by Nigerian authorities in connection with allegations from a failed coup plot and a separate $14.86 million fraud case. Sylva has denied involvement in any coup attempt, and his whereabouts remain undisclosed.

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