By Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin
Th e state congress of the Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was held yesterday in a peaceful atmosphere in Ilorin, boasted that the party has 90 per cent of the voting populace in the state . At the congress of the party, which took place at the party Secretariat along Agba Road, Ilorin, three delegates emerged from each of the 16 local government areas of the state. Th e delegates emerged through affi rmation by other delegates, who were elected from earlier ward and local government congresses of the party.
Th ere was tight security atthe gate to the party secretariat as all delegates and offi cials were screened by security personnel before being allowed entry. Th e head of the delegation from the APC national secretariat in Abuja to the congress, Mohammed Bigol, said the event was well organised with impressive turn out of party supporters. He stated that the attendance was a testimony that the ruling party was doing well in the state. In his opening remarks, the state chairman of the APC, Hon. Ishola Balogun- Fulani, said the congress was peaceful and rancour-free, adding that the event went well as planned. He pointed that the conduct of the congress showed that the ruling party has 90 per cent of the voting populace in the state
