The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has challenged former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to make himself available for questioning following allegations he made against the anti-graft agency.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, made the call while responding to allegations contained in Sylva’s resignation letter from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and founding member of the APC, announced his resignation from the ruling party on Monday. 
In the resignation letter, he accused the EFCC of conducting itself more like an organ of the APC than an independent institution of the state.
According to him, he had forwarded a copy of the resignation letter to the EFCC, in which he raised concerns about the commission’s alleged conduct.
Sylva also criticised the APC leadership, accusing the party of abandoning the ideals upon which it was founded.
He further expressed disappointment with the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying he could no longer remain in a political party whose leaders, according to him, operate on the belief that “all is fair in politics.”
“As a founding member of the APC, and one who joined other well-meaning Nigerians in building the Party with sweat and money, it is deeply saddening to witness how the ideals we espoused have been so thoroughly and unrecognisably thwarted,” Sylva said.
He added that he could not “in all good conscience” continue to belong to a party whose leaders, in his view, had repeatedly demonstrated that political expediency took precedence over basic decency and morality.
However, the EFCC dismissed the former governor’s position and urged him to appear before the commission.
Oyewale said: “He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission.”
The statement comes amid an existing investigation involving Sylva.
Daily Trust had reported that the EFCC declared the former governor wanted in November 2025 in connection with an alleged case involving conspiracy and dishonest conversion of about $14.86 million.
Investigators reportedly identified Sylva as an alleged principal financier of the scheme and accused him of contributing approximately N785 million through Purple Waves Limited, an Abuja-based company.
The allegations against Sylva remain subject to investigation and due legal process, and his declaration as wanted does not amount to a conviction.
Sylva has yet to publicly respond to the latest EFCC call beyond the allegations contained in his resignation letter.
The latest development comes as Sylva’s resignation from the APC adds another political dimension to an already contentious relationship between the former governor and the anti-graft agency.
The EFCC has continued to maintain that persons under investigation should make themselves available to assist investigators in establishing the facts of cases before the commission.
