Abiru bags Responsive Representation for Good Governance award
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru, has bagged the ‘Responsive Representation For Good Governance ‘ award.
Abiru , who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Banking , Insurance and other Financial Institutions, was conferred the award by the Senate Press Corps.
Speaking during the presentation, the Chairman of the Corps , Taiye Odewale, said the award was in recognition of Senator Abiru’s quality membership in the Senate and responsive representation of people in Lagos East Senatorial District .
According to him, ” Senator Abiru’s legislative inputs in plenary and at committees’ level in the Senate over the last four years have contributed immensely to good governance – driven legislations at the federal level aside giving the people of Lagos East responsive representation .
” Responsiveness of Senator Abiru’s representation of people of Lagos East Senatorial District in the Senate since December 2020 , cuts across human , capital and communities development through series of well conceptualized and envisioned empowerment programmes for different categories of constituents”
In his remarks after the award presentation, Abiru who dedicated the award to his entire staff in Abuja and Lagos East Senatorial District, said that it was call for him to do more .
” I thank the entire members of the Senate Press Corps for conferring this award on me based on their parameters of assessment and dedicate it to my entire staff from the Senior Legislative Aide ( SLA ) to other staff here in Abuja and down to Lagos East .
” I’m motivated by the award to do more for my constituents in Lagos East as their Senator and to Nigeria , by adding the required value to the Senate at all times , for good law making and good governance ” , he said .
