Timipre Sylva resigns from APC amid coup allegations

Former governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what he described as the party’s departure from the ideals upon which it was founded.Sylva announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC chairman in Ward 4, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Monday.The former governor said he made the decision after consulting his family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers.“Having consulted widely with my famil