Tokunbo Abiru
Nigerian politician and banker (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Tokunbo Abiru | |
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Senator for Lagos East | |
Assumed office December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Bayo Osinowo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-03-25) 25 March 1964 (age 60) Lagos State, Nigeria |
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Spouse | Feyishola Abiru |
Education | Harvard Business School Lagos State University |
Occupation | Banker |
Website | tokunboabiru.org |
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]