The minister of state for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has resigned to seek the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in the upcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State.
According to Reuters report, Mr Sylva tendered his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari last week, but the details of the resignation were kept private until now though his aides had dismissed earlier reports of his interest in the race.
Mr Sylva was appointed to the Petroleum ministry in 2019 by Buhari, who has kept the position of Petroleum minister to himself.
Mr Sylva, 58, was Bayelsa State governor from 2008 to 2012, when he failed to win re-election. He will be going back to seek the APC ticket to govern the oil-rich state for another term of four years. The election will hold on November 11, 2023.
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