Bayelsa Guber: Sylva ‘Resigns’ As Minister News
LEADERSHIP gathered from impeccable sources that Sylva handed his resignation letter last week to President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Petroleum Minister, and stopped coming to the office since then.
However, Sylva could not be reached for comment and when contacted, his special assistant on Media, Mr Horatius Egua, neither confirm nor deny Sylva’s resignation.Sylva is seeking the ruling All Progressives Congress ticket to run for Bayelsa governorship seat in the party’s primary election scheduled to take place on April 14.
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