By Afolayan Sunday
Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has officially resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The high-profile exit comes amidst intense political pressure and compounding controversies surrounding security investigations linking his associates to a foiled coup plot against the federal administration.
Sylva formally severed ties with the APC, citing deep internal fractures and an untenable political climate within the ruling platform.
He made this known in a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026.
The letter, electronically delivered and addressed to the APC Chairman of Ward 4 in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, stated that the former governor, who described himself as a founding member of the APC, decided after wide consultations with his family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers.
“Having consulted widely with my family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers, I wish to formally tender my resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), with immediate effect,” Sylva said in the letter.
He recalled that, as a founding member of the APC, he had helped build the party.
The former minister, who is allegedly linked to a coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, also took a swipe at the APC leadership, alleging that its approach to politics had eroded basic standards of decency and morality.
Sylva was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in November 2025 over an alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $ 14, 859, 14,859,257 of NCDMB funds for a refinery project at the Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited.
