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[^1]\n\nChief Timipre Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on August 31, 2026. [^2]\n\nSylva accused the EFCC of acting as an organ of the APC rather than an independent state institution, saying he deliberately copied the commission on his resignation letter to draw attention to its conduct. [^3]\n\nThe EFCC had declared Timipre Sylva wanted in November 2025 in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14,859,257. [^4]\n\nTimipre Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa State, resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a letter dated 2026-08-31, citing the party's departure from founding principles and the Federal Government's failure to meet Nigerians' expectations. [^5]\n\nSylva accused the APC-led Federal Government of disappointing the majority of Nigerians and expressed doubts about the possibility of reversing its failures. [^6]\n\nSylva accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of increasingly behaving like an organ of the ruling party rather than an independent institution of state. [^7]\n\nSylva, a founding member of the APC, accused the party of abandoning the ideals upon which it was founded and embracing the philosophy that 'all is fair in politics.' 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