Convicted ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan plots return to House of Reps ahead of 2027
Despite being convicted on bribery charges, former Kano State federal lawmaker Farouk Lawan is seeking a return to the National Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The lawmaker, who previously represented the Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency in Kano State, chaired the House of Representatives ad hoc committee that investigated the multi-billion-naira fuel subsidy regime at the time.
Lawan was later accused of demanding a $3 million bribe from billionaire businessman Femi Otedola to remove Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited from the list of firms indicted by the committee for alleged fuel subsidy fraud.
He was subsequently convicted in the bribery case and sentenced to five years in prison. This followed a reduction from an initial seven-year sentence by the Court of Appeal, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court.
After completing his five-year jail term in 2024, he received a presidential pardon and clemency in October 2025 from President Bola Tinubu.
Following a successful screening process by the All Progressives Congress (APC), he has now emerged as the preferred candidate of party stakeholders from the Bagwai and Shanono Local Government Areas of the state.
