Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has entered the race for the Niger Delta state governorship.
Friends of the minister, according to reports, have purchased the N50 million All Progressives Congress nomination and expression of interest form for the former governor.
The said friends were reportedly at the national secretariat of the APC on Monday to pick up the nomination form.
Sylvia was Governor of Bayelsa State between 2008–2012 and was later appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Resources in 2019.
The governorship election in the state is slated for November 11, 2023.