Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipreye Sylva is in hot soup.

Timi Frank has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging that the former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipreye Sylva forged his certificate.

Timi said: “Sylva’s primary school certificate carried his name as Anagha Timipere as evident in documents the ex-Minister filed before a court in the United States as part of an ongoing defamation suit brought by his lawyers.”

“Anagha Timipere was different from Marlin Anagha Timipre, which is the name on Sylva’s WAEC certificate.”

“The ex-petroleum minister had also obtained his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Port-Harcourt, with the certificate bearing Anagha Timipre Marlin.”

“Sylva’s doctoral degree in International Relations, which he claimed to have obtained from Ubis University, Switzerland, bears Chief Timi Sylva.”

“Sylva did not participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme and did not obtain an exemption certificate as required by law.”

“Obviously, the certificates mentioned above have visible anomalies and do not depict the true identity of CHIEF TIMPRE SYLVA. It is confusing as to who CHIEF TIMIPRE SYLVA is; who ANAGHA TIMIPRE MARLIN is; who MARLIN ANAGHA TIMIPRE is and who ANAGHA TIMIPERE is.”

“There is no evidence anywhere showing that CHIEF TIMPRE SYLVA ever changed his name from ANAGHA TIMIPRE MARLIN to TIMIPRE SYLVA in 1986 after he purportedly graduated from University of Port Harcourt.”