Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has found himself at the centre of a fresh development after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asked him to appear before the agency over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case.
The latest move came shortly after Sylva announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), a development that has sparked fresh political attention.
EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed that the former governor remains wanted by the commission and urged him to present himself for questioning.
“He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission,” Oyewale said.
The statement followed allegations by Sylva that the anti-graft agency had allowed itself to be used as a political instrument by the APC.
In a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026, Sylva announced his departure from the ruling party after consultations with family members, associates and political allies.
The former governor, who described himself as a founding member of the APC, accused the party’s leadership of abandoning the principles upon which it was established.
He expressed disappointment over what he described as the failure of the APC-led Federal Government to meet the expectations of Nigerians.
According to Sylva, the party he helped build had drifted away from the ideals that initially attracted him to it.
He also made a pointed allegation against the EFCC, saying he was deliberately copying the commission in his resignation letter because of what he described as its increasingly political conduct.
Sylva alleged that the EFCC had recently behaved more like an organ of the APC than an independent institution of the state.
The former governor further claimed that his decision to leave the APC could trigger what he described as a renewed “witch-hunt” against him and his associates.
Despite the concerns he expressed, Sylva said he was prepared to face whatever consequences might arise from his political decision.
The EFCC had declared Sylva wanted in November 2025 over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14,859,257.
He is also facing a separate 13-count charge connected to an alleged plot against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The allegations include treason, terrorism-related offences, conspiracy and money laundering.
Sylva has denied involvement in the alleged plot.
The cases remain before the courts, and Sylva has not been convicted of the allegations against him.
With the EFCC now publicly asking him to make himself available, attention is likely to turn to what the former governor will do next — and whether his latest political decision will further intensify his legal battles.
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