Nigeria, July 23 -- The council chairman of the Ilorin East Local Government Area, Mallam Garba Olayinka Lukman Agbelere, has given reason for the rejection of the N200 million renovation project facilitated by the Kwara Central Senator Mallam Saliu Mustapha.

Agbelere, in a statement issued by his spokesperson Bawa Haruna Ibrahim, said the reports were not only inaccurate but also misinterpretation of facts to cause needless tension among stakeholders.

It would be recalled that the chairman, in a now viral video circulated online, claimed he rejected Senator Saliu's facilitated project due to the rift between the Senator and governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq emanate from political power.

However, the chairman in the statement said, "The ...