Timipre Sylva
Buhari’s minister Sylva resigns to contest Bayelsa gov primary
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned.
Bashir Ahmad, new media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed that the minister resigned to contest the next Bayelsa governorship election.
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The Bayelsa governorship primary election is expected to hold in about 30 days’ time.
Sylva has been the minister of state for petroleum since 2019 when Buhari got reelected.
He was governor of Bayelsa from 2008 to 2012 and had made several failed attempts to return to the seat.
Buhari’s minister Sylva resigns to contest Bayelsa gov primary
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