The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking , Insurance and other Financial Institutions , Senator Adetokunbo Abiru ( APC Lagos East ) , has been conferred with ” Responsive Representation for Good Governance Award ” by the Senate Press Corps .
The Award as stated by the Chairman of the Corps , Mr Taiye Odewale , during presentation on Wednesday in Abuja , was in recognition of Senator Abiru’s quality membership in the Senate and responsive representation of people in Lagos East Senatorial District .
According to the SPC Chairman , ” 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 , elated Senator Abiru who dedicated the award to his entire staff in Abuja and Lagos East Senatorial District, said is call for him to do more .
” I thank the entire members of the Senate Press Corps for confering 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 .
Enitan Olukotun
Media Aide to Senator Tokunbo Abiru
Friday, 14 March, 2025