Southwark's new first citizen to back Macmillan Cancer Support
Published 25 May 2010
Among the first Nigerians to be elected mayor in the UK, Southwark's new first citizen has revealed that his African upbringing drives him to support causes that give the vulnerable a chance in life.
A councillor representing Peckham ward since 2002, Cllr Tayo Situ was elected Mayor of Southwark at the Annual Meeting of Council Assembly on 19 May 2010.
He grew up in Iwo OSun State and was educated at the Polytechnic in Ibadan (Nigeria), before teaching economics.
He left Nigeria for the United Kingdom in 1985 for further studies.
In the UK Cllr Situ attended Guildhall and South Bank Universities where he studied accountancy.
Mayor Situ is 56 years old married with children and has lived for more than 20 years in the London Borough of Southwark.
He is passionate about providing opportunities for young and vulnerable people to achieve their potential and supports a range of voluntary organisations. But Mayor Situ has decided that Macmillan Cancer Support is his charity appeal.
He says: " I chose to give my backing to Macmillan Cancer Support because it is an organisation which touches the life of everyone, either directly or indirectly and it is important that we give profile to the organisation as there are many who could benefit from the outstanding work that they do but they are not aware.
"I hope to organise various fundraising events throughout my mayoral term in office to help support the work of MacMillan Cancer Support and also help to raise awareness of the organisation."
