Senator Abiru Replaces Bamidele As Southern Senators Forum Chairman

Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the APC, Lagos East, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, has been elected as the new chairman of the Southern Senators Forum, or SSF.

With his emergence during the meeting of the Southern Senators, made up of the South West, South South, and South East, Abiru is taking over from the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central.

Bamidele emerged as chairman of the forum in the 9th Senate.

Speaking with journalists after his emergence, Abiru, who noted that they will partner with the Northern Senators Forum to move the country forward, said, “This forum, the Southern Senators Forum, is to champion the course of Nigeria and Nigerians.

“We have our Northern brothers with the Northern Senators Forum. We will work together with the Northern Senators Forum to move the country forward.”

Abiru, who noted that they would swing into action and roll out their plans for the betterment of the region and Nigeria, said, “We will work out our plans.”

Abiru, who disclosed that the last leadership had transferred power to them, said, “The last leadership has transferred power to us. We’ve been running the forum as if we don’t exist.

“The present leader of the Senate was the leader of the Southern Senators Forum. He was too engaged on other issues, but we now have new leadership, which is headed by me.

Others who emerged are Senators Victor Umeh, LP, Anambra Central; Barinada Mpigi, PDP, Rivers South East, is the Secretary; Asuquo Ekpenyong, APC, Cross River South, is the Public Relations Officer, PRO; and Kenneth Eze, APC, Ebonyi Central, is the Treasurer.