The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to make himself available for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, made the call on Monday while responding to Sylva’s allegation that the anti-graft agency had become politically aligned with the All Progressives Congress.
“He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission,” Oyewale said.
Sylva, who resigned from the APC on Monday, had accused the ruling party of abandoning its founding ideals and criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for disappointing Nigerians.
In his resignation letter, which was also copied to the EFCC, Sylva alleged that the commission had increasingly conducted itself as an organ of the APC rather than as a state institution.
He said he was aware that his resignation could trigger further investigations against him and his associates but described the risk as one he was prepared to take.
The EFCC declared Sylva wanted in November 2025 over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14,859,257.
The former governor has also been linked to an alleged plot against the Tinubu administration and is listed as a defendant in a 13-count federal charge involving allegations including treason, terrorism-related offences, conspiracy and money laundering.
Sylva has denied involvement in the alleged plot, and the allegations against him remain before the courts. He has not been convicted.
In May 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted an interim forfeiture order covering nine properties linked to Sylva following an application by the EFCC.
Sylva served as Bayelsa State governor from 2007 to 2012 and later became Minister of State for Petroleum Resources under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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