Farouk Lawan
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Farouk Muhammad Lawan is a Nigeria
n politician and four-term (since 1999) member of the House of Representatives
for the Bagwai
/Shanono
Federal Constituency
of Kano State
.
in Kano. He is married with four children.
(PDP) member, Lawan was first elected in 1999, and again in 2003 and 2007. Lawan was the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance under former Speaker Aminu Bello Masari. He identifies his legislative interests as "Appropriation, Information and Education".
During the late-2007 corruption scandal that caused former Speaker of the House Patricia Etteh
to resign, Lawan led the Integrity Group, an alliance of Representatives opposed to Etteh. He is now considered a strong candidate for the governorship of Kano state.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician and four-term (since 1999) member of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Nigeria
The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....
for the Bagwai
Bagwai
Bagwai is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bagwai.It has an area of 405 km² and a population of 162,847 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 701....
/Shanono
Shanono
Shanono is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shanono.It has an area of 697 km² and a population of 140,607 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 704....
Federal Constituency
Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano comprises three Senators and fifteen Representatives . They form the legislature of Kano State, Nigeria.-6th Assembly :...
of Kano State
Kano State
Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Katsina State to the north-west, Jigawa State to the north-east, Bauchi State to the south-east and Kaduna State to the south-west...
.
Education and personal life
Lawan is a graduate of Bayero UniversityBayero University
Bayero University Kano is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1977, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university; in 1980 it ceased functioning as a faculty of the Ahmadu Bello University...
in Kano. He is married with four children.
Political career
A People's Democratic PartyPeople's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) member, Lawan was first elected in 1999, and again in 2003 and 2007. Lawan was the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance under former Speaker Aminu Bello Masari. He identifies his legislative interests as "Appropriation, Information and Education".
During the late-2007 corruption scandal that caused former Speaker of the House Patricia Etteh
Patricia Etteh
Patricia Olubunmi Foluke Etteh was the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives from June until October 2007.-Personal life and education:Etteh, a Yoruba, was born on 17 August 1953...
to resign, Lawan led the Integrity Group, an alliance of Representatives opposed to Etteh. He is now considered a strong candidate for the governorship of Kano state.