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EFCC summons ex-Bayelsa governor Sylva after he quits APC over alleged $14.86m fraud

EFCC asked ex-Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva to appear over alleged $14.86 million fraud after he quit APC.

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After Timipre Sylva resigned from the APC on 2026-08-31, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said that Sylva had been declared wanted and should appear before the commission over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. [1] Chief 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] Sylva 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] The 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] Timipre 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] Sylva accused the APC-led Federal Government of disappointing the majority of Nigerians and expressed doubts about the possibility of reversing its failures. [6] Sylva 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] Sylva, 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.' [8]
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  1. After Timipre Sylva resigned from the APC on 2026-08-31, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said that Sylva had been declared wanted and should appear before the commission over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. · Businessday NG
  2. Chief 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. · Daily Trust
  3. Sylva 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. · Businessday NG
  4. The EFCC had declared Timipre Sylva wanted in November 2025 in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14,859,257. · Businessday NG
  5. Timipre 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. · Businessday NG
  6. Sylva accused the APC-led Federal Government of disappointing the majority of Nigerians and expressed doubts about the possibility of reversing its failures. · Daily Trust
  7. Sylva 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. · Daily Trust
  8. Sylva, 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.' · Daily Trust
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