EXCLUSIVE: How Gov. Sylva allegedly became coup convert, sponsor within weeks
New revelations about how Timipre Sylva, a former governor, ex-minister and member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), figured in the alleged plot to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration last year have come to light, as PREMIUM TIMES digs into secret details investigators have come to know but may not share publicly.
New discoveries by this newspaper provide missing details preceding Mr Sylva’s alleged transfers, which dramatically shaped the future of the alleged coup up till when it was busted in September last year.
For Mr Sylva, who was in and out out of public offices from 1992 to 2023, running for elections and reaching the top layer of the power structure in the region by becoming an oil minister and governor in between, his social and political networks would have widened over time to include trusted security figures like Mr Ma’aji who have served in Bayelsa State or the Niger Delta.
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