The Presidency has confirmed the resignation of the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, 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 a tweet on his official Twitter handle confirmed the development after weeks of speculations about the intention of the Minister.
There have been doubts over the exit of Sylva who governed the state under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, between 2008 and 2012.
Sylva had last year resigned as Minister after declaring his intention to contest the Presidential primaries of the APC.
But a few days later, he withdrew the letter despite attending a valedictory session with President Buhari alongside other Ministers who contested the primaries.
