President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President as well as Yakubu Dogara as the Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Following the emergence at the NASS election today. He charged them to focus on positive change so as to move the country forward.

The president said the election of the leaders of the National Assembly saw the establishment of some constitutional procedures, but the process established by the party should have been adhered to.

A statement issued by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, said the president would rather that the process of electing the leaders as initiated and concluded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been followed.

It added that nonetheless Buhari was of the view that a constitutional process had 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," the statement said.

It added: "That sentiment still stands though he (Buhari) would have preferred the new leaders to have emerged through the process established by the party.”

The statement stressed that the stability of the nation's constitutional order and overall interest of the common man were uppermost on the president's mind, as far as the National Assembly elections were concerned.

Buhari, according to the statement, however 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.