The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed a management team with one director from each geo- political zone for the take-off of operations in its newly established Progressives Institute.
Mr Wale Abideen, Head of Media and Strategic Communication of the institute, which is the party’s Policy Think Tank and Intellectual Resource Centre, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja,
He said that the APC National Working Committee (NWC) approved the appointment of Mr Olanrewaju Adebayo as the institute’s Director-General.
The statement quoted Mohammed Garba, Chief of Staff to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, APC’s National Chairman, as saying that three of the directors had been cleared with three others under scrutiny.
He said that the appointment of the directors was based on merit as their credentials were duly scrutinised.
“The APC Progressives Institute is taking off, as we are working on its take-off funding right now.
“It is going to be self sustaining within short period of time. The institute is working at a fast speed and it will be unveiled in the next couples of weeks.
“The Director-General of the institute, Olanrewaju Adebayo, was appointed because of the pivotal role he played in the establishment.
“This is against the backdrop f his expertise in journalism, management consultancy and as a university lecturer in public policy,.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebayo holds a PhD in Public Administration, specialising in Public Policy Analysis and Comparative Government.
He initiated and chaired the Government Civil Society Partnership Programme of the Federal Government which interfaced with the Civil society sector on behalf of the Federal Government.
Until his appointment, Adebayo was the Director-General of the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa, an International Intellectual and Professional Resource Centre with focus on governance and leadership training and research.
Other members of the institute’s management team include Prof. Ademola Abass (administration, Malam Muhammad Kiru (Training and Programmes) and Ego Zuma (Director of Legal Services).
The APC Progressive Institute is expected to strengthen the party’s internal governance system through quality training and enhance its leadership recruitment process while promoting its policy support role through research.
It is recognised by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, and the National Board for Technical Education, and is chartered by the Corporate Affairs Commission