Ex-Gov Timipre Sylva reacts After EFCC Declared Him Wanted, calls it a targeted Political witch hunt
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:24 pm
Former Bayelsa state governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has described the decision by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to declare him wanted as a “calculated political onslaught”, insisting he remains innocent of all allegations.
The EFCC had on Monday, 10 November, announced via its official X handle that Sylva was wanted in connection with an alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of over $14.8 million belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
In a strongly worded statement signed by his media aide, Julius Bokoru, Sylva faulted the manner in which the EFCC made the announcement, saying it was “unprocedural and politically motivated
The EFCC on Monday took to social media to announce, quite unceremoniously, that it had declared Chief Timipre Sylva wanted. No formal communication was extended to him, no established protocol observed, only a sudden digital proclamation designed to inflame public sentiment,” Bokoru said.
Sylva's aide: “A theatre of persecution”
Bokoru described the EFCC’s actions as part of a broader attempt to tarnish Sylva’s reputation and weaken his political influence.
Chief Timipre Sylva remains, without equivocation, the target of a coordinated and calculated political onslaught.
These are no coincidences; they are deliberate machinations of those who dread Sylva’s enduring political relevance and moral resolve,” he added.
Sylva to honour EFCC invitation after medical check-up
Bokoru clarified that Sylva had not ignored the EFCC’s invitation and would cooperate fully with lawful authorities once he completed his medical check-up in the United Kingdom.
Chief Sylva will, in line with his respect for lawful institutions and due process, honour the invitation of the EFCC once he concludes his ongoing medical check-up in the United Kingdom,” he stated.
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The EFCC had on Monday, 10 November, announced via its official X handle that Sylva was wanted in connection with an alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of over $14.8 million belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
In a strongly worded statement signed by his media aide, Julius Bokoru, Sylva faulted the manner in which the EFCC made the announcement, saying it was “unprocedural and politically motivated
The EFCC on Monday took to social media to announce, quite unceremoniously, that it had declared Chief Timipre Sylva wanted. No formal communication was extended to him, no established protocol observed, only a sudden digital proclamation designed to inflame public sentiment,” Bokoru said.
Sylva's aide: “A theatre of persecution”
Bokoru described the EFCC’s actions as part of a broader attempt to tarnish Sylva’s reputation and weaken his political influence.
Chief Timipre Sylva remains, without equivocation, the target of a coordinated and calculated political onslaught.
These are no coincidences; they are deliberate machinations of those who dread Sylva’s enduring political relevance and moral resolve,” he added.
Sylva to honour EFCC invitation after medical check-up
Bokoru clarified that Sylva had not ignored the EFCC’s invitation and would cooperate fully with lawful authorities once he completed his medical check-up in the United Kingdom.
Chief Sylva will, in line with his respect for lawful institutions and due process, honour the invitation of the EFCC once he concludes his ongoing medical check-up in the United Kingdom,” he stated.
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