Date: 2016-10-28

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has said the state opted for a Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) because the state cannot afford to spend over N1 billion on council elections based on current economic realities.

The tenure of the current council chairmen will expire on November 10.

The APC also described as untrue and misleading, reports that there is crisis in the party over the nomination as TIC members.

A statement by APC's spokesperson, Sulyman Buhari, said: "It is untrue that there is crisis in our party over the appointment into the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC). Therefore, we urge members in Kwara State to disregard the misleading report.

"While it is true that the party's leadership has requested for the submission of names from the 193 wards, we want to emphasise that our party boasts of experienced administrators.