BAYELSA GUBER: Timipre Sylva resigns as minister of state for petroleum resources

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BAYELSA GUBER: Timipre Sylva resigns as minister of state for petroleum resources

The Presidency has confirmed the resignation of the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva ahead of the All Progressive Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Bayelsa state next month.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad in tweet in his official Twitter handle confirmed the development after weeks of speculations about the intention of the Minister.

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Ahmad tweeted “Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, and former Bayelsa state governor, H.E. Timipre Sylva, has resigned his appointment to contest in the next Bayelsa governorship election”.

The statement had clarified speculations surrounding the Minister’s resignation.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed November 11 2023, for governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states.

March 27 between April 17 2023, are scheduled dates for political Parties’ primaries.

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