Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from office.
Information obtained in Abuja on Friday said the minister already submitted his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to sources, Sylva has intention to contest for the governorship election in Bayelsa State and will participate in the forthcoming APC’s primary election that is likely to hold anytime in April.
Sylva had governed Bayelsa for one term and has constitutional rights to contest for another tenure.
The Minister’s Senior Adviser, Media and Communications, Horatius Egua, said he could not deny or confirm the resignation because he had not seen the resignation letter or officially been informed of the resignation by the minister.
