Timi Frank to Sylva: “You Are a Serial Liar, Tell Nigerians About Your True Identity, Certificates”
- Comrade Timi Frank has described Chief Timipre Sylva, as a serial liar and urged him to tell Nigerians his real identity
- He said this in reaction to a statement by Sylva in which he denied any wrongdoing for parading multiple names
- He further called on the National Assembly and relevant security agencies to expedite action on his petition so as to establish the truth or otherwise concerning the allegations
Comrade Timi Frank has described a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, as a serial liar and urged him to tell Nigerians his real identity and the authenticity of his academic certificates.
Frank made this call in Abuja in reaction to a statement by Sylva in which he denied any wrongdoing for parading multiple names but failed to address germane issues concerning his true identity and academic qualifications but rather resorted to name calling and insults.
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The Bayelsa-born political activist had earlier in a petition to the National Assembly, Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Services (DSS), among others, called for urgent and thorough investigation into the name and certificates being paraded by the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources.
However, Sylva in a statement signed by one Horatius Egua, labeled Frank a “political prostitute, blackmailer and jobber” without advancing any cogent proof to resolve the glaring discrepancies in the names in his academic certificates now fueling suspicion about his true identity and allegations of certificate forgery.
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Frank in a statement made available to Legit.ng said:
“If there is anybody that is a blackmailer, it is Sylva who has continued to parade different names to present himself as Governor and Minister.
“It is not enough for Sylva to call me all sorts of names with abuses, but let him tell the public his true identity and prove that his academic certificates which is the issue at stake are genuine.
“As a Public Servant who has been opportune to govern Bayelsa State, served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and presently warming up to be re-elected as Governor, the people of the state in particular and Nigerians in general deserve to know who Timipre Sylva is.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the onus lies on the ex-minister to present unassailable proof as to why he waited till 2022 to gazette his correct name which had kept changing like a chameleon over the years.
“For instance, who is Anagha Timipere, Marlin Anagha Timipre, Anagha Timipre Marlin and Chief Timipre Sylva as contained in his Primary School certificate, WAEC certificate, first degree certificate and postgraduate certificate respectively?
Stakeholders ask Timipre Sylva to withdraw from Bayelsa governorship race
Meanwhile, the Citizens Initiative for Better Nigeria (CIBN) has urged the former minister of state for petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, to withdraw from the forthcoming governorship race in Bayelsa state.
The CIBN made the demand at a press conference attended by a Legit.ng correspondent on Thursday, April 13, in Abuja.
Addressing journalists, Comrade Kabiru Matazu, chief convener of CIBN, demanded for Sylva's prosecution by the Nigeria Police Force.
Source: Legit.ng
