1⃣WHY I WANT TO SERVE LAGOS EAST AS SENATOR

I am Tokunbo Abiru, former Group Managing Director of Polaris Bank and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5 Lagos East Senatorial by-election. #TokunboAbiru #dec052020 #LagosEast

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2⃣I SPENT ABOUT 29 YEARS OF MY CAREER LIFE IN THE BANKING SECTOR
By training, I am an economist and a chartered accountant. I put in about 32 years of work after my university education. I spent about 29 years of my career life in the banking sector. #TokunboAbiru

3⃣By the grace of God Almighty, I got to the peak of my chosen career. By 2013, I became an Executive Director in First Bank Plc. Thereafter, I had the privilege to be the regular-appointed Group Managing Director for Skye Bank Plc., #TokunboAbiru

4⃣during the turbulent times. I had the mandate to rescue it and save it from the total collapse that challenged the financial stability of the country.
In 2016, Skye Bank was one of those banks that are systemically important in the country. #TokunboAbiru

5⃣It had serious prudential ratio challenges. I headed the management team that was saddled with the restoration of the bank. By 2018, precisely by September 11, we had virtually reversed all the negative ratios, be it profitability ratio, #TokunboAbiru