Nigeria has entered a new dispensation; no more business as usual – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his willingness to work
with any leader of the National Assembly that the process throws up,
irrespective of what part of the country he or she comes from.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr. Buhari said that this has
become necessary in view of the continued name-dropping in some circles
linking his name to some candidates.
“I am prepared to work with any leaders that the House or Senate selects,”
Mr. Buhari said in the earlier statement two weeks ago. “It doesn’t matter
who the person is or where he or she is from.”
He added: “there is due process for the selection of leaders of the National
Assembly, and I will not interfere in that process”.
The has been controversy over the election of new leaders of the Senate
and House of Representatives, as the All Progressives Congress which has
the majority seats has failed so far to allocate the offices to different regions of
the country.
Sources in the party say the delay is apparently because Mr. Buhari has refused to approve any formula for the election.
Leaders of the party say the APC will not jettison zoning, but add that the
party will consider merit first.
The president-elect has insisted he will not back any candidate.
In his statement Wednesday, Mr. Buhari said the media and the public
should begin to get used to no more “business as usual”.
“Nigeria has indeed entered a new dispensation,” he said. “My
administration does not intend to repeat the same mistakes made by
previous governments.”