Information available to 247ureports.com indicates that the recentlyย jailed house of representative memberย representing a constituency in Kano – Farouk Lawanย was paid a solidarity visit by twenty fourย [24] members of the Kano State House of Assembly yesterday [Tuesday afternoon]. He was visited at the Kuje prison in Abuja.
Among the list of visitors wereย 13ย lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Partyย [PDP],ย 9 lawmakers from the All Nigerian Peoples Party [ANPP], and 2 lawmakers from theย Congress for Progressive Change [CPC].
Farouk Lawan was jailed over his role in the bribe saga over the oil subsidy committee [House of representative] investigationย committee headed by him. He was alleged to have collected bribes from Femi Otedola in exchange for a soft landing from the House committee charged with investigating the activities of oil importers as per oil subsidy.
While at the Kuje Prison, one of the lawmakers off camera said they “were there to see one of their own“.
The Kano State House of Assembly comprises of 44 lawmakers.
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