TAMBUWAL RESHUFFLES COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN, REMOVES FAROUK LAWAN

Months after the embattled former chairman of the House
Committee on Education and chairman of the ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy,
Farouk Lawan, was suspended as chairman of both committees for alleged
involvement in bribery, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu
Waziri Tambuwal has finally stripped him of the positions.

Lawan had been suspended following allegations from
businessman, Mr Femi Otedola, that the lawmaker collected thousands of dollars
from him to doctor the report of the adhoc committee in favour of his
companies.

Lawan was replaced by Hon Aminu Suleiman who also hails
from Kano State. The deputy chairperson of the committee, Hon Rose Oko (Cross
River) held brief as the interim head of the committee while the suspension
lasted.

The speaker made the announcement of the replacement
yesterday while reshuffling chairmen of committees in plenary.

Also replaced was the former deputy chairman of Health
committee, Hon Halima Tukur (Kebbi State) who was sacked as a member of the
House of Representatives by the Supreme Court following a petition against her
election. She was replaced  as the deputy chairman on Health by Hon Garba
Guluma.

Others who are deputy chairmen are Hon  Bello Kaoje,
Special Duties; Hon Ibrahim Khali, Environment; Hon Jephtha Foingha, Army; Hon
Bashir Babale, Labour, and Hon Akpan Micah Umoh, Public Petitions.

Source: Leadership