Ex-Bayelsa Gov, Timipre Sylva Dumps APC, Gives Reasons
The former Bayelsa governor said the APC abandoned its founding ideals and accused the EFCC of acting like a party organ.
- On Monday, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva resigned from the All Progressives Congress, APC, submitting his resignation letter to the party chairman in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
- Sylva accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of operating like "an organ of the APC," while describing the party as a "founding ship whose fate appears to have been sealed by its irredeemable load of iniquities."
- The EFCC declared Sylva wanted in November 2025 regarding an alleged $14,859,257 fraud case, and he remains a defendant in a federal government charge alleging a coup plot against President Bola Tinubu.
- Sylva predicted Nigerians will seek a change of government at the 2027 elections, and his departure removes a prominent Niger Delta politician from the APC as alignments shift.
- The opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, is building momentum in Bayelsa State, with former Anambra State governor Peter Obi serving as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.
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"I am fully aware that my actions may invite a redoubled witch hunt against me and my associates, but that is a risk I am willing to take," the former governor of Bayelsa said.
Wanted over alleged coup plot, Sylva quits APC, says Nigerians will vote against Tinubu in 2027
“I am fully aware that my actions may invite a redoubled witch hunt against me and my associates, but that is a risk I am willing to take,” the former governor of Bayelsa said. The post Wanted over alleged coup plot, Sylva quits APC, says Nigerians will vote against Tinubu in 2027 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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