The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a high-powered committee to review over 1,700 applications received from young Nigerians nationwide for the Rising Progressive Young Leaders Fellowship (RPLF).
- Distinguished Committee Members Drawn from Public and Private Sectors
- About Rising Progressive Young Leaders Fellowship (RPLF)
- Fellowship Vision and Objectives
- High-Intensity Leadership Development Model
- Expanded List of Committee Members
- Review Structure and Selection Process
- Commencement of Review Exercise
Distinguished Committee Members Drawn from Public and Private Sectors
The committee comprises distinguished leaders across government, policy, civil society, and the private sector.
Members include former Nigerian Ambassador to Burundi, H.E. Elijah Onyeagba; Director-General, Citizens and Leadership Centre, Rinsola Abiola; Executive Director, Galaxy Backbone, Hon. Segun Olulade; former Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari, Wole Aboderin; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South West), Moremi Ojudu; Executive Director, North Central Development Commission, Princess Atika Ajana; founder of Women in Film and Television (WFM), Toun Okewale Sonaiya; and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development, Chalya Shagaya, among others.
Other committee chairpersons and members include Bode Olugbore; Hon. Ife Adebayo; Dr. Sanusi Ohiare; Kingsley Mordi; Barr. Zainab Buba Marwa; Abu Andrew; Engr. Prof. Abubakar Sadiq Zubair; Hon. Ginika Tor, and several others.
About Rising Progressive Young Leaders Fellowship (RPLF)
The Rising Progressive Young Leaders Fellowship (RPLF) is a flagship and elite leadership development initiative of the Progressive School of Politics, Leadership and Statecraft (PSPLS)—the human capital development arm of the APC National Youth Wing. The Fellowship is purposefully designed to develop a new cadre of high-value, governance-ready young leaders equipped for public sector leadership and national service.
Fellowship Vision and Objectives
According to the APC National Youth Leader, Dr. Dayo Israel, the Fellowship targets exceptional emerging leaders with the capacity to contribute meaningfully to governance today while being deliberately groomed to shape leadership and statecraft in the future.
“The Fellowship is structured as a rigorous, immersive, and transformational experience that combines intellectual depth, practical exposure, and elite mentorship. It prepares the next generation of progressive leaders for roles across the public sector, political institutions, and policy-making spaces,” he said.
High-Intensity Leadership Development Model
Dr. Israel further explained that the RPLF is delivered as a high-intensity, cohort-based fellowship, featuring a residential component that removes participants from everyday distractions and places them in a focused environment for learning, reflection, collaboration, and leadership formation.
“This immersive model fosters discipline, peer bonding, critical thinking, and a deep appreciation of the demands of public leadership and service, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he added.
Expanded List of Committee Members
Additional members of the committee include Hon. Ahmed Ningi (SA to the Vice President); Abiodun Essiet (SSA to the President); Hon. Abu Sidiq; Hon. Nana Hauwa; Hajia Jemilah Shuaibu; Sheefah Zarma; Hon. Onyeka Nwafor; Maryam Illyasu Gwarzo; Queen Zarah Onyinye; Engr. Anjo Obande; Shehu Huseini Kollere; Dr. Muhammed Yahaz; Chidinma Makachukwu; Gbenga Saka; Hon. Ibrahim Alli Balogun; Muyiwa Adebola; Hon. Onyambo; Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi; Segun Tomori; Theresa Tekanah; Abida Rabo; Jason Baba Kwaghe; Lamir Umar Ibrahim; Ochanya Okoh; Zubair Aliyu; Yewande Bisiolu; Gambo Manzo; Martha Agba; Melycent C. Reis; Abdul Haruna Danja; Olumide Olaniyan; Engr. Ibrahim; Esther Oyeyinka; Jamilu Yusuf Yola; Saidu Malagi; Lamide Lawal; Mark Hamation; Bashir Ahmad; Kasha Musa Illiya; Ummi Uki Yusuf; Yetunde Gold; Imram Mohammed; Mohammed Tambura, and many others.
Review Structure and Selection Process
The committee is structured into 17 sub-committees of 10 members each, with each team assigned to review 100 applications. From this process, 350 applicants will be shortlisted to proceed to the next stage, physical interviews to be conducted by former governors of the party, agency heads, and other senior leaders.
Commencement of Review Exercise
The application review process will commence on Wednesday, January 27, 2026, while further updates on the review exercise and final selection process will be communicated in due course.
