He told his party members that the APC was not a problem to the PDP in the State but rather the candidate of the opposition party, Chief Timipre Sylva, who had been dumped by even his party chieftains due to his poor performance in public office.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/bayelsa-guber-apc-candidate-unsellable-diri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bayelsa-guber-apc-candidate-unsellable-diri

“I have what it takes to make Chief Timipre Sylva win Bayelsa governorship.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/apc-stalwart-wants-sylva-to-overhaul-2019-strategy-to-win-bayelsa-guber/

In another report, Timipre Sylva has been cleared to participate in the Bayelsa governorship election slated for Saturday, November 11.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1563063-bayelsa-guber-pdps-gov-diri-accused-using-fgs-palliative-induce-voters-details-emerge/

“Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, and former Bayelsa State governor, H.E. Timipre Sylva, has resigned his appointment to contest in the next Bayelsa governorship election,” Ahmad said.

Source: https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/320394-sylva-quits-cabinet-to-pursue-bayelsa-governorship-presidency.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sylva-quits-cabinet-to-pursue-bayelsa-governorship-presidency

“Over the years, in every election he is involved in, you experience violence, you experience lawlessness, and even in Nembe-Bassambiri, the name and the character behind what is happening in Nembe-Bassambiri is Timipre Sylva.”

Source: https://www.informationng.com/2023/11/our-officials-held-hostage-in-bayelsa-inec.html

She stated that her husband, Chief Timipre Sylva, is on a rescue mission with the requisite experience, vast contact within and outside the country to attract development to the state.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/sylvas-wife-assures-keke-riders-of-apc-govt-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sylvas-wife-assures-keke-riders-of-apc-govt-support

There is however a sense in which it can be said that Timipre Sylva has always been a writer in politics.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/timipre-sylvas-second-coming-in-bayelsa-state-by-ike-okonta/

The then Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, disclosed this at the 2022 Annual Public Lecture of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Bwari Branch, Abuja.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/paradox-of-nigerias-gas-resource-amidst-fuel-subsidy/