Timipre Sylva
Timipre Sylva Governor of Bayelsa State | |
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In office 27 May 2008 – 27 January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Werinipre Seibarugo |
Succeeded by | Nestor Binabo |
In office 29 May 2007 – 16 April 2008 | |
Preceded by | Goodluck Jonathan |
Succeeded by | Werinipre Seibarugo |
Special Assistant to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources | |
In office 2004–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Okpoama-Brass, Eastern Region (now in Bayelsa State), Nigeria | 7 July 1964
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Spouse | Alanyingi Sylva |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Occupation | Politician |
Timipre Marlin Sylva
Early life and background
Sylva was born in
Education
Sylva graduated from the University of Port Harcourt with distinction in English (Linguistics) in 1986. At the time, he was the best graduating student from his department and departmental valedictorian. He was subsequently awarded a Doctor in International Relations (Honoris causa) by the UBIS University in 2011.[4] Sylva was awarded his second Doctorate (Honoris Causa) in Public Administration on the 2nd of December 2020 by AiPA (African Institute of Public Administration), Leading Edge Foundation and LBBS.[5]
Political career
Sylva's political career started in 1992 when he won a seat in the
As a candidate of the
Sylva's opponent in the 2007 election, Ebitimi Amgbare of the
A new election was held on May 24, 2008, and Sylva, again running as the
Corruption allegations
After the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in August 2021, Sylva was accused of facilitating the bribery of federal legislators to guarantee the legislation's advancement despite significant public opposition to parts of the text. According to
Award
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of
See also
References
- ^ a b "Official Portal of Bayelsa State – The Governor". Bayelsa, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Ministry floats $50m Nigerian content research, development fund". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Sylva, Timipre (17 March 2007). "Bayelsa: I'll Treat Sycophants As My Greatest Enemies". Nigerian Vanguard. PR Newswire. Retrieved 9 June 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "WEC19". WEC19. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ AriseNews (9 August 2021). "Nigeria's Search for a New President Begins; Meet Possible Contenders as 2023 Beckons". Arise News. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Timipre Sylva, 'Ajegunle boy', returns to familiar terrain in petroleum ministry". Vanguard News. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Sylva Laments Poor Industrial Condition Of Bayelsa". Niger Delta Standard. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
- ^ "Nigerian governor loses his job by court order" Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Panapress (afrik.com), April 16, 2008.
- ^ Mahmoud Muhammad, "PDP Sweeps Sokoto, Bayelsa Again", Leadership (allAfrica.com), May 26, 2008.
- ^ Segun James, "Sylva Takes Oath of Office, Embraces Unity Govt"[permanent dead link], This Day, May 28, 2008.
- ^ Acting Governors Take Over in Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Kogi, Sokoto Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine EIE Nigeria, January 30, 2012
- ^ "JUST IN: Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers". Oak TV Newstrack. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Olubajo, Oyindamola; Essien, Hillary (20 August 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Senators, Reps fight dirty over $10 million bribe to reject PIB's 5% for host communities". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Petroleum Bill: Shameless Nigerian Lawmakers Battle Senate President Lawan, House Speaker Gbajabiamila Over Lopsided Sharing Of Multi-million Dollar Bribe". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
- Oyadongha, Samuel (31 May 2007). "Bayelsa govt tasks Nigerians on solution to N-Delta crisis". Nigerian Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.