Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum for Petroleum Resources, has joined the race to run for governorship seat of Bayelsa State.
Reports said friends of the former Bayelsa governor have purchased the N50 million All Progressives Congress nomination and expression of interest form for him.
The said friends were reportedly at the national secretariat of the APC on Monday to pick up the nomination form
Sylvia was Governor of Bayelsa State between 2008 and 2012 and was later appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Resources in 2019.
The governorship election in the state is slated for November 11, 2023.