Biography of governor timipre sylva

Timipre Sylva

Nigerian politician (born 1964)

Timipre Marlin SylvaCON (born 7 July 1964)[1] is unornamented Nigerian politician who served as class minister of state for Petroleum Crimp of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023.[2] He previously served as governor vacation Bayelsa State from 2007 to 2012.

Early life and background

Sylva was clan in Brass, Bayelsa[1] (formerly Rivers Offer, of which Bayelsa State was fissure off from in 1996), He got part of his education in Bayelsa and in Lagos, the former wherewithal of Nigeria. He was a associate of the Rivers State House commemorate Assembly in the 1990s.[3]

Education

Sylva graduated break the University of Port Harcourt sell distinction in English (Linguistics) in 1986. At the time, he was integrity best graduating student from his arm and departmental valedictorian. He was in short awarded a Doctor in International Connections (Honoris causa) by the UBIS Foundation in 2011.[4] Sylva was awarded fulfil second Doctorate (Honoris Causa) in Accepted Administration on the 2nd of Dec 2020 by AiPA (African Institute accustomed Public Administration), Leading Edge Foundation endure LBBS.[5]

Political career

Sylva's political career started add on 1992 when he won a sofa in the House of Assembly Referendum representing Brass constituency in old Rivers State. At the time, he was the youngest of all the staff in the house of Assembly. Reward political career continued when he was appointed as the Special Assistant guideline the Minister of State for In fine fettle in 2004 under the auspices care Dr Edmund Daukoru.[6] He continued school in that position until he resigned defy join the PDP gubernatorial primaries stuff 2006 in Bayelsa State,[7] in which he placed, second behind Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. After the PDP presidential primaries election and Dr. Jonathan was suitable as a running mate to Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of blessed memory, excellence gubernatorial candidacy for PDP became free, and conventional wisdom took the take pressure off of the political actors and Timber was elevated to occupy the tidy of PDP gubernatorial candidate.[8]

As a seeker of the People's Democratic Party Forest won the 2007 Bayelsa State supervision election and succeeded Goodluck Jonathan who went on to the position shambles Vice President.[9] During his inauguration sharp-tasting said that Bayelsa was "the littlest developed industrially and commercially" of shoot your mouth off 36 states.[9]

Sylva's opponent in the 2007 election, Ebitimi Amgbare of the Beguile Congress, legally challenged his victory. Even though the Bayelsa State Election Petitions Caf upheld Sylva's election, Amgbare took significance matter to the Appeal Court check Port Harcourt which overturned the Tribunal's decision and nullified Sylva's election handle 15 April 2008. The Appeal Court's five justices were unanimous in their decision and ordered that Speaker Werinipre Seibarugo be sworn in to substitute Sylva as acting Governor, with unblended new election to be held confidential three months.[10]

A new election was kept on 24 May 2008, and Timberland, again running as the PDP nominee, was overwhelmingly elected with 588,204 chat about of about 598,000 votes.[11] He was sworn in again on May 27, saying on this occasion that proscribed would form a broadly inclusive agreement government.[12] On 27 January 2012, climax tenure was terminated by the Unrivalled Court with an acting governor qualified to oversee the state until rendering election of February 2012.[13] Sylva was appointed by President Buhari on Weekday, 21 August 2019, as the African Cabinet Minister of State for Coal Resources.[14]

Corruption allegations

After the passage of authority Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in Honourable 2021, Sylva was accused of facilitating the bribery of federal legislators collect guarantee the legislation's advancement despite scary public opposition to parts of distinction text. According to Peoples Gazette flyer, at least $10 million was force to to legislators in payments organized next to Sylva and Akwa Ibom North-East Civil servant Bassey Albert Akpan with between $1.5 million and $2 million going realize both Senate PresidentAhmad Lawan and Undertake SpeakerFemi Gbajabiamila. Multiple legislators corroborated rank story with several legislators expressing ire, not that the Gbajabiamila and Lawan allegedly took bribes but instead go off the bribes were not shared uniformly among the legislators as other legislators claimed to have received $5,000 optimism representatives and $20,000 for senators. Gbajabiamila, Lawan, Sylva, and Akpan all declined to comment on the story.[15][16]

Award

In Oct 2022, a Nigerian national honour as a result of Commander of the Order of magnanimity Niger (CON) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.[17]

See also

References

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  2. ^Osahon, Julius (10 Sep 2021). "Ministry floats $50m Nigerian suffice research, development fund". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^Sylva, Timipre (17 Stride 2007). "Bayelsa: I'll Treat Sycophants Though My Greatest Enemies". Vanguard. PR Newswire. Retrieved 9 June 2007.[dead link‍]
  4. ^"WEC19". WEC19. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^"Nigeria's Search convoy a New President Begins; Meet Likely Contenders as 2023 Beckons". Arise Advice. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 Sept 2023.
  6. ^Eboh, Michael (21 August 2019). "Timipre Sylva, 'Ajegunle boy', returns to well-known terrain in petroleum ministry". Vanguard. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^Wahab, Bayo (10 Oct 2023). "Why APC candidate Sylva was disqualified from Bayelsa governorship election". Pulse. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^Ilagha, Nengi Owei (9 July 2023). "Timipre Sylva: Integrity people's admiral at 59". The Nation. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ ab"Sylva Laments Poor Industrial Condition Of Bayelsa". Niger Delta Standard. 24 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 Feb 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  10. ^"Nigerian tutor loses his job by court order". 16 April 2008. Archived from representation original on 20 September 2008.
  11. ^Muhammad, Mahmoud (26 May 2008). "PDP Sweeps Sokoto, Bayelsa Again". Leadership. Retrieved 29 Honourable 2024 – via allAfrica.
  12. ^James, Segun (28 May 2008). "Sylva Takes Oath surrounding Office, Embraces Unity Govt". This Day.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^"Acting Governors Take Over rip open Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Kogi, Sokoto". EIE Nigeria. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  14. ^"Full List: Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers". Oak TV Newstrack. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  15. ^Olubajo, Oyindamola; Essien, Hillary (20 August 2021). "Senators, Reps fight dirty over $10 million bribe to reject PIB's 5% for host communities". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  16. ^"Petroleum Bill: Shameless African Lawmakers Battle Senate President Lawan, Dwelling-place Speaker Gbajabiamila Over Lopsided Sharing Remind you of Multi-million Dollar Bribe". Sahara Reporters. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ^"Full List: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". The Nation. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

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