Post
elections, Senator Bukola Saraki of Kwara State emerged as the Senate President
while Yakubu Dogara was voted Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Both men are
members of the All Progressive Congress (APC), but they are not backed by the
Party according to an official statement by the APC.
This Tuesday
a statement issued by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the
President, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the president would have preferred that the
APC process of electing leaders been followed.
Adesina
said, "Nonetheless the President took the view that a constitutional
process has somewhat occurred.”
President
Buhari had said in an earlier statement that he did not have any preferred
candidate for the Senate and the House of Representatives, and that he was
willing to work with whoever the lawmakers elected.
"That
sentiment still stands. Though he would have preferred the new leaders to have
emerged through the process established by the party.”
Adesina
stressed that the main concerns of President Buhari are the stability of our
constitutional order and overall interest of the common man.
The
President called on all the elected representatives of the people to focus on
the enormous task of bringing enduring positive change to the lives of
Nigerians.
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