HONOURABLE FAROUK LAWAN

Honourable Farouk Lawan is becoming an enigma, an icon of transparency and integrity in the Nigerian House of Representatives. He is an eloquent speaker, and one of the shining stars of tomorrow's Nigeria. His utterances and actions in the House in past years had always been focused on the side of the Nigerian masses. Honourable Farouk Lawan chaired the committee that looked into the fuel subsidy scam. A great job was done despite the intimidation and pressures mounted on the committee by the powers that be.

We are actually witnessing gradually the birth of a new Nigeria. The current flashes notwithstanding. I wrote on my earlier blog post a poem titled: Fraudo-Fuel Subsidy specifically on NNPC and PPPRA mega connections to the corrupt minded elements in the oil sector.

We should appreciate courage and integrity among our serving public office holders. The rest now lies in the hand of the executive to see what will be their reactions to the report. There is no more hiding place for the plunderers of our collective wealth.

In my own way of encouraging the likes of Honourable Farouk Lawan, and for our efforts on greater Naija project, let us amuse ourselves with this acronym for Farouk Lawan.

FAROUK LAWAN

F-  Far from me the agents of evil
A- Armed within my soul is the army of Love
R- Reigning in my heart for the greatness of Nigeria
O- Our collective hope is a greater Nigeria
U- Understand this and know I am stone-hearted
K- Know me for who I am, advocate of a new Nigeria.

L- Learn from the mistakes of the past and make Nigeria great
A- A stitch in time saves nine the adage says
W- War against embezzlers of our common wealth
A- Away with the cabals that pains my people
N- Nigeria is our country of hope and we will make it great.