Tokunbo Abiru | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Lagos East | |
| Assumed office December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bayo Osinowo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1964 Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse | Feyishola Abiru |
| Education | Harvard Business School Lagos State University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Website | tokunboabiru.org |
Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru FCA (born 25 March 1964) is a Nigerian banker and politician. He is the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly.[1]
He was the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Nigeria. He attended the six-week Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Lagos Business School (Senior Management Program).[2] He holds a B.Sc (Economics) from Lagos State University[3] and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Honorary Senior Member of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). On 24 August 2020, Abiru resigned from Polaris Bank to contest the Lagos East senatorial election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.[4]
He was named the chairman, of the Senate Committee on Banking of the 10th senate on 8 August 2023.[5]
- ^ "Mirroring Abiru's strides in Lagos East - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "INEC declare APC Tokunbo Abiru winner of Lagos east senatorial seat". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "CBN appoints Abiru, former Lagos finance commissioner, as Skye Bank CEO". The Cable. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Tokunbo Abiru retires from Polaris Bank ahead of the senatorial election to replace Osinowo". TheCable. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Lawan, Yari, Tambuwal, Oshiomhole, Sani Musa, Others Emerge Senate Committee Chairmen - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.