10 Facts About Tokunbo Abiru

Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru was born on 25 March 1964 and is a Nigerian banker and politician.

Tokunbo Abiru is the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly.

Tokunbo Abiru attended the six-week Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Lagos Business School.

Tokunbo Abiru was appointed in July 2016 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, as group managing director to lead the turnaround of the regulator-induced takeover of the then-troubled Skye Bank, in a bid to preserve the stability of the overall Nigerian Financial System.

On 24 August 2020, Tokunbo Abiru resigned from Polaris Bank to contest the Lagos East senatorial election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

Tokunbo Abiru opened up discussions on taxation in Lagos State after the discovery of over 5.5 million tax evaders in 2013.

Tokunbo Abiru's efforts led to increased Land Use Charge revenue generations to the tune of N6.2bn.

Tokunbo Abiru is a member of the Lagos HOMs Committee, which is in charge of the Lagos State Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme instituted to reduce the housing deficit in the State.

Tokunbo Abiru was named the chairman, of the Senate Committee on Banking of the 10th senate on 8 August 2023.

Tokunbo Abiru was elected as the senator of Lagos East Senatorial district in a bye-election on 5 December 2020.