The Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, will represent the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari in the inauguration committee to usher in the new government on May 29.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally instituted criminal charges against former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, for laundering close to N5 billion of funds belonging to Bayelsa state.
He will co-chair the committee with Anyim Pius Anyim, secretary to the government of the federation, who is representing the President Goodluck Jonathan administration.Sylva who succeeded Jonathan as governor of Bayelsa State in 2007 iscurrently standing trial over allegations of corruption.
He is widely reported as a major financier of the Muhammadu Buhari campaign, and a leading APC member in Bayelsa who funded the purchase of Buhari’s Presidential form.Buhari widely feared for his anti-corruption has now made the former governor to head his inauguration committee, a move a political analyst tells NewsWireNGR questions Nigeria’s President-elect commitment to the war against corruption.Felix Nwankwo,”I have heard that Sylva is heading the President’s-elect team, it goes to tell the fears we’ve always had, how Buhari seeks to fight corruption will men like that backing him will be tough.”“Most of those that have defected to the APC are doing so for fear of Prosecution and the first ever appointment by Buhari is electing a man with questions to answer whilehe governed his state”? Nwankwo stated.Sylva defected from the PDP and was one of the founding leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but his party chairmanship bid last year was stalled partly because of his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).On Thursday, the presidential inauguration planning committee announced a one-week programmeof activities leading to the inauguration of Buhari.At a joint press briefing by Anyim and Sylva, they revealed that the week-long programme will include Jumaat prayers, inter-denominational ?church service, inauguration dinner, ?swearing-in ceremony?, lunch immediately afterthe swearing-in and a gala night? on May 29.Anyim said ?there are two parallel committees: the transition committee and inauguration committee.
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This is front page material Lalasticlala, if this was GEJ, the change crowd would be screaming hoarse, Babagana Kingibe,John Shagaya both relics of Abacha's govt also made the list, so much for change

Apc..... "CHANGE"

Funny enough, the APC paid media hounds in Punch,Premium Times,SR have not commented on these stupid decision, if this was GEJ's decision, there'll had been tons of editorials and opinion articles, Lalasticlala front page

This is disappointing if true, sends a wrong message, Buhari should drop Sylva ,

LordVarys:
This is disappointing if true, sends a wrong message, Buhari should drop Sylva ,

Given up on Sai Buhari already , Una never see anything ,Change my foot, watching in HD glasses

Opu Abadi himself

SenseiX:

Given up on Sai Buhari already , Una never see anything ,Change my foot, watching in HD glasses

You'd rather he fails and Nigeria slides just to be proved right. How patriotic of you...

LordVarys:

You'd rather he fails and Nigeria slides just to be proved right. How patriotic of you...

With decisions like this, he's failed already, even the pot bellied Amaechi would have been better than that shameless thief Sylva who's so despised in Bayelsa that they stoned him, then what of Babagana Kingibe a la AGIP Abacha's man, Shagaya IBB's henchman and Bola Shagaya's ex husband, so much for change, Lalasticlala front page abeg

Abeg na shanji ooo, D next EFCC chairman go b Bola tinubu. Lol

Sai Baba, Sai Change, Sai Buhari, hehe

Fingers crossed. Mouth sealed.

EFCC Slams Money Laundering Charges Against Former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally instituted criminal charges against former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, for laundering close to N5 billion of funds belonging to Bayelsa state.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally instituted criminal charges against former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, for laundering close to N5 billion of funds belonging to Bayelsa state.

The charges filed by EFCC prosecuting attorney Festus Keyamo accused Mr. Sylva of money laundering, conversion and obtaining by false pretense.

Mr. Sylva has just ended a grueling political battle with president Goodluck Jonathan regarding his candidacy for the gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state.

Mr. Jonathan's handpicked candidate, Seriake Dickson won the election under controversial circumstances.

EFCC operatives are hunting for Mr. Sylvia who they claimed is on the run. the court is expected to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.

What's all this nonsense and noise-making.

It's clear to the blind this is not true.

MODIFIED MAID A SILLY MISTAKE.

[size=15pt]The charges[/size]
That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, sometime between October, 2009 and February, 2010, at various places in Nigeria, including Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court did conspire to commit a crime to wit: conversion of properties and resources amounting to N2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira) belonging to Bayelsa State Government and derived from an illegal act, with the aim of concealing the illicit origin of the said amount and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act), 2004 and punishable under Section 14(1) of the same Act.

COUNT 2:

That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, on or about the 22nd of January, 2010, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, converted the sum of N380,000,000.00 (Three Hundred and Eighty Million Naira), property of the Bayelsa State Government, through the account of one Habibu Sani Maigidia, a Bureau De Change Operator with Account No. 221433478108, in Fin Bank, Plc, which sum you knew represented the proceeds of an illegal act with the aim of concealing the nature of the proceeds of the said illegal act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2004 and also punishable under section 14(1) of the same Act.

COUNT 3:

That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, on or about the 5th of February, 2010, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, converted the sum of N50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million Naira), property of the Bayelsa State Government, through the account of one Enson Benmer Limited with Account No. 6152030001946, in First Bank, Plc, which sum you knew represented the proceeds of an illegal act with the aim of concealing the nature of the proceeds of the said illegal act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2004 and also punishable under section 14(1) of the same Act.

COUNT 4:

That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, on or about the 5th of February, 2010, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, converted the sum of N20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira), property of the Bayelsa State Government, through the account of one John Daukoru with Account No. 04800250000418, in United Bank for Africa, Plc, which sum you knew represented the proceeds of an illegal act with the aim of concealing the nature of the proceeds of the said illegal act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 14(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2004 and also punishable under section 14(1) of the same Act.

COUNT 5:

That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, sometime between October, 2009 and February, 2010, at various places in Nigeria, including Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court did conspire to commit a crime to wit: inducing Union Bank, Plc, with the intent to defraud, to deliver to Bayelsa State Government the sum of N2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira), under the false pretence of using the amount to augment salaries of the Bayelsa State Government and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2004.

COUNT 6:

That you, Timipre Sylva, as Governor of Bayelsa State, with others now at large, sometime between October, 2009 and February, 2010, at various places in Nigeria, including Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court induced Union Bank, Plc, with the intent to defraud, to grant an overdraft facility of the sum of N2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira) to the Bayelsa State Government under the false pretence of using the amount to augment salaries of the Bayelsa State Government and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2004 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act.

So who's next on the Change list, James Ibori probably,

anulaxad:
What's all this nonsense and noise-making.

It's clear to the blind this is not true.

And for GEJ loyalists, wasn't it your GEJ that gave him an official pardon from jail .

Dumb ass that was Alameiseigha, this is Sylva, and how is it not true, twas announced yesterday and both Buhari and Jonathan's teams met yesterday

SenseiX:
This is front page material Lalasticlala, if this was GEJ, the change crowd would be screaming hoarse, Babagana Kingibe,John Shagaya both relics of Abacha's govt also made the list, so much for change

Already on fp

ehn ehn? Serious case!

SenseiX:

Dumb ass that was Alameiseigha, this is Sylva, and how is it not true, twas announced yesterday and both Buhari and Jonathan's teams met yesterday

Thank you, omo ale. I made a mistake insults could have been avoided.

I still believe this news is illegitimate but I would not deny fully that it is not true, let me investigate

I swear I love my Fatherland, Nigeria..... ....APC........Change by the way, which change

Reading is one thing, understanding and been able to get your facts from a post is what majority of people lack.
Do I need to remind everyone that news that goes thus " a reliable source", "he is widely reported " holds no wait until confirmed. Why do you guys pay so much attention to gossips. Is this appointment confirmed by Buhari or the APC?
If Buhari is going to mess up, it won't be through GEJ's way. Let's stop wishing him failure cos we would always be at the receiving end

Positive criticism can only make the GMB govt excel further.
I wholly endorse this inquest as to d reasons for d appointment of Sylva to head the transition committee.
As a die hard believer in d GMB project and his ability to succeed and make nigeria the pride of all,any quest to make his administration as faultless as possible is highly welcomed, even when its known that those championing dis criticism are filled with hate and have never and can never wish the general well,due to the loss of patronage and lucre they lost when the fisherman was appropriately sent packing from an office he wasn't competent and had no grasp of in the first place.
I do however have this feeling that this is a tactical move on the incoming govt's part and that this is the highest and maybe only noticeable post Sylva would ever hold in a GMB govt.

As much as i am not a fan of Timipre Sylva

Yet every smart Nigerian knew that he fell out with Jonathan and his wife who wanted to control him just like they want to control Seriake Dickson but he refused hence their use of EFCC to scare him and deny him a 2nd term ticket

Now we should all ask what has become of the case at EFCC since he was charged about 5years ago.......Nothing

The last time he was again invited was when the Jonathanians knew of his attempt to work for APC and Buhari in Bayelsa and SS hence they quickly went to dust up his case at EFCC

By now i expect him to have been disgraced and jailed if indeed they have a solid case against him

We must speak against the use of anti-corruption agencies to score political point......The fight against corruption must be sincere and wholistic

We should be talking about gej who granted alameseigha presidential pardon and made a wanted drug baron the leader of pdp in the SW.

The question you should be asking yourselves is this; if sylva had not fallen out with gej, would they have sent efcc after him?


Ok, here is how the game is played: apc used a known rival of gej(amaechi) from SS as their campaign DG to oust gej, and they're now using his ijaw brother (sylva) to head a transition committee to the incoming govt and to a party that gej lost to.

There is no better way to add salt to an open injury of gej than this.

Las las...apc wan kuku kill gej with Hypertension.