Hon. Rotimi Lateef Abiru, Chief Whip, Lagos State House of Assembly, represents Somolu Constituency II (Bariga).
Hon. Abiru is the scion of the legal luminary, late Hon. Justice Mudashiru Akanbi Olatunji Abiru who was also a distinguished Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria in the 3rd republic (1979).
Hon. Abiru holds a Master Degree in Chemistry from University of Lagos, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Lagos State University, (LASU) Lagos. He attended Baptist Academy, Obanikoro for his Secondary Education.
Hon. Abiru has attended several training workshops and seminars including those of the Leadership Institution Arlington Virginia, Harvard Kennedy School and the Judge Business School University of Cambridge.
He served the nation (NYSC) at the Nigeria Port Authority Port Harcourt, River State in 1990. He also worked at Honey well group Limited as management trainee.
He has an imposing figure which stands him out in any gathering but what more distinguishes him is his humanity to everybody regardless of age or status.
He is an embodiment of many sterling qualities. He is humble, humane, honest, magnanimous, and simple. He is a politician with difference. In spite of his position and tight schedule, he is always ready to serve, ready to listen, ready to assist without complaints even when groaning under an obvious yoke.
He became a member of Lagos State House of Assemble in 2007 till date, representing Somolu constituency II (Bariga) and since then, his contributions in the House and constituency are ‘unsurprisingly’ impressive, excellent and heartwarming. To those who know Hon. Abiru very well, nothing less is expected of him considering his family, educational, business and political background.
Born into the Abiru family of Ikorodu, a family that prides itself of brilliant and successful sons and daughters in all professions.
A product of Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos- A School renowned for its high academics standard Lagos State university, Lasu, for his first degree and University of Lagos for his master degree. He is a shrewd businessman and politically, his modest achievement as the Supervisory Councilor for Agriculture, Rural Development, Sports & Youth Development in Bariga LCDA will remain evergreen.
In 2005 he led bariga LCDA to come first at the Lagos State sports festival with 71 gold medals, 62 silver medals and 58 bronze medals. In the same year bariga LCDA also won the coveted Senator Mamora’s Cup (Football Competition).
Hon. Abiru has positively touched the lives of many people especially through various youth empowerment programmes and also giving further assistance to those with excellent results.
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