Farouk Lawan’s bribery scandal and 10 other memorable events of the 7th house of reps

THE 2011 SEASON OF PROBES

Interestingly, in 2011, the house of representatives inaugurated several probe panels that published startling revelations on the decays in the running of public institutions since 1999. The seventh assembly has been described as more transparent and thorough in its oversight functions, especially in relation to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) probe, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) probe, the National Judicial Council (NJC) probe, and the probe of post-election violence in parts of northern Nigeria, among others.