A total of 1, 261 delegates across the 16 local government areas of Kwara state will today participate in the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The delegates are to elect 35 officers who will run the affairs of the party for the next four years.

The state congress is expected to be attended by stakeholders and leaders of the party in the state.

The APC’s state interim secretary, Prince Yemi Afolayan expressed the readiness of the party for the congress, saying “we are completely ready.”

Also, the APC spokesman, Sulyman Buhari said that the party has put necessary arrangement in place to ensure a hitch-free congress.

He hinted that the party’s leadership will adopt its usual consensus arrangement, adding that the system had paid off over time by promoting internal peace and harmony in the party.

He however said, the system was not to deny any member of the party a chance to aspire for any position in the party.

He said, “we have concluded arrangement for the state congress . We have 35 positions available and it is likely that a procedure would be used in electing the officials.”