![]() ![]() He said the dams caused intense poverty, increased desert encroachment, migration and conflicts between arable farmers and herdsmen. He stated that the Tiga Dam and Challawa Gorge Dam had already reduced water flow drastically, and the Jama'are River was now the main source of water in the Yobe River. In August 2009, Senator Lawan spoke against the proposed Kafin Zaki Dam. ![]() In 2009, as chairman of the Senate committee on Public Accounts, Lawan initiated and sponsored the Desertification Control Commission Bill. In 2008, he was a member of the National Assembly's Joint Committee on Constitution Review. After being elected to the House of Representatives for the constituency of Bade/Jakusko in 1999, at different times Lawan chaired the House Committees on education and agriculture.
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