The Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee has condemned the National assembly election which led to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy senate president.     

According to THE NATION, the committee in a statement signed by the Convener, Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukah, said, ''The story of the process leading to the elections of the principal officers in that august body last week is well-known to all Nigerians. Given the maturity, track record and experience of the body, we wonder why a routine process has turned into an ugly, selfish dogfight.

''This is unacceptable to Nigerians. It neither dignified the Senate nor does it honour what Nigerians voted for. Even the most optimistic of us did not imagine that we would be where we are today in our country. Up till the last elections, the atmosphere after every election since 1999 has been poisoned by endless quarrels among political elite, long drawn out appeals at Tribunals and occasional violence leading to loss of lives. Happily, this has not been the case since the last elections.

''It is not the way to thank God for what he has done to those who were lucky to be elected to that high office, nor does it honour what He has done to our country.''

''The challenge now is for the APC to justify the confidence that Nigerians placed on them when they bought into their mantra of Change. We expect this change to be marked by personal and institutional acts of patriotism, altruism, discipline, decorum, maturity, sacrifice and decency''.