The Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA) focuses on strengthening participatory governance in Africa through training, research, and policy development. It addresses key issues such as capacity gaps, political instability, and the need for effective leadership recruitment while offering various postgraduate programs and specialized corporate services. The institute aims to create a hub for democratic policy, good governance, and enhance civic engagement across the continent.

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Institute for Governance and
Leadership Studies in Africa
(IGSLA)
No 10, Gambo Sawaba Street,
Gwarimpa, Abuja.

4. Content
Introduction
Our Mission & Vision
Issues in Africa's Develop-
ment
Institutional Focus
Post Graduate Programmes
Training Programmes and
Seminars for 2018
Members of The Institute’s
Governing Council
About the Vice President of
The Institute

5. I
IGLSA
OurMission
OurVision
IGLSA exists to develop programs that engage with
the system, with a view to strengthening partic-
ipatory governance. Through providing quality
training, certification programs, and increased
civic engagement, we enhance performance in
public service as a constructive response to the
challenges of Africa's development.
To become a premiere regional hub for democratic
policy and reforms, leadership development and
recruitment while inspiring good governance in
Africa.

6. II
IGLSA
Introduction
The Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA) is an
International Non-State Intellectual and Professional Resource Centre estab-
lished as part of a concerted and constructive response to challenges of Africa’s
development. A multi-disciplinary Centre, IGLSA attempts to address some of
the skills gaps that may have impeded development in the Continent with the
primary aim of enhancing her capacity to harness its enormous potentials.The
paradox of Africa is the pervasive poverty and poor infrastructure in the midst
of almost limitless human and material resource base.
The institute was also a response to the emerging trend in the evolution of
Constitutional Governance in Africa. There is an apparent on-going pressure
on elected Governments in the Continent to address the problems of poverty,
insecurity, unemployment, poor infrastructure etc., to such an extent that citi-
zens are beginning to question the relevance of democracy to their well-being.
Indeed, there is an increasing disconnect between leaders and the people, be-
tween political parties and the electorate, as well as between Party Leadership
and their members.The political space is getting smaller by acts of impunity of
leaders. This is worrisome and a clear threat to the fragile democratic order in
the Continent, hence, the need to urgently search for workable solutions and
remedies to this dearly leadership and governance crisis.

7. III
IGLSA
IssuesinAfrica’s
Development
Despite the relative disagreement among scholars of
Africa’s development on the causes of the Continent’s
underdevelopment, there seems to be some agreement
on some of the following:
• Lack of local capacity to harness available human and natural resource
potentials.
• Policy inconsistency mainly due to political instability and absence of
consensus among Africa’s Political Elite.
• Absence of a concerted and constructive Leadership recruitment pro-
cess.
• Inadequate civic socialisation facilities which could have strengthened
the bond between the Citizens and the State.
• Unfair and unjust world trade rules and regulations, tarrifs and other
conditions.
• African industrialisation is never aggressively encouraged. This makes
African countries to remain primary products producers.
The IGLSA was
established in re-
sponse to the fore-
going challenges
The IGLSA also seeks to shape fresh policy approaches to strengthen Con-
stitutional Governance, Leadership recruitment process, and policy sus-
tainability through robust Research, productive Conferences, Publishing,
as well as Local and International networking. The Institute will partner
with Political as well as Security establishments to achieving its goals.

8. IV
IGLSA
Institutional
Focus
The IGLSA was registered as a Limited by Guarantee
(LTD/GTE) outfit. It specialises in conducting research
and capacity building in the following core areas
Governance and Leadership
• Public Service Governance and Leadership.
• Political Party Governance and Leadership
• Governance Approach to Peace Building
• Community Driven Development
• Leadership and Governance in Non-State
organisations.
• Civic education at both the school and com-
munity levels.
In the context of the forgoing areas,
the Institute, through training and re-
search, attempts to address the areas
below:
The Institute is in the process of conclud-
ing affiliation agreements with reputable
local and foreign Universities. Meanwhile,
it is working in partnership with the Public
Service Institute of Nigeria. It has local and
international resource networks to render
quality Programmes. Some of its partners
include the Centre for Applied Policy and
Social Advocacy and the Initiative for Civic
Education.
Partnership/Affiliation
• Africa Centre for Political Security,
• Centre for Academic and Professional Studies,
• Centre for Entrepreneurial and ICT Studies
• Centre for Consultancy and Human Resource Development.
• Centre for Trans-Border Security and Cooperation
Governance Structure
The Institute is currently organised into Five Centres.These are: ...
Each Centre is headed
by a Director who works
under the direct super-
vision of the Vice Pres-
sident of the Institute.
...

9. V
IGLSA
Postgraduate
Programmes
The Institute has concluded arrangements with a few
reputable local and foreign Universities to offer Post-
graduate programmes in the following areas:
Programme PGD M.Sc PhD/M.Phil
Public Service Management and Strategic
Leadership
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Public Procurement/Supply Chain Man-
agement
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Political Party Management g g
Corruption and Financial Crimes g g
Community Development Management g g
Border Security and Management g g
The Graduate Programmes
are flexible and designed
to meet the needs of busy junior,
middle level and Senior Execu-
tiveswhodesiretopursuespecif-
icgraduateprogrammeswithout
having to take leave of absence
from work. The Programmes
are however available full time.
Details of the Programmes are
available on request. All the
Graduate Programmes are coor-
dinated by the Institute’s Centre
for Academic and Professional
Studies.
Admissions to the programmes
will be advertised seperately.
All the Postgraduate
Programmes are ex-
pected to be advertised
in January 2018.

10. VI
IGLSA
One Day Seminar on the Challenges of
Governance and Leadership in Africa
3 – Day Strategic Leadership Workshop
0ne Week Certificate Course on Best
Practices in Corporate Governance
3- Day Workshop on Procurement Plan-
ning and Contract Management
3 – Day Workshop on Information Secu-
rity and Cyber Forensics
One Week Certificate Course on Local
Government Management
3 – Day Workshop on Essentials of Lead-
ership
3-Day Seminar Border Security and
Management
3- Day Seminar on Governance and
Leadership Issues in Preventive Health
Communication.
One Week Certificate Course on Gov-
ernance and Leadership for Non-State
Organisations.
Democracy Project involving Commu-
nity Groups Advocacy and mobilisation
Techniques training, enhanced Civic
Voters Education capacity to ensure
highly decentralised voter mobilisation
by Community Groups. This is based on
the failure of the current highly cen-
tralised voters’ education efforts as can
be seen in low voter turn-out in recent
elections.
Two Day International Colloquium on
Corruption and Development in West
Africa
One week Strategic Leadership Course
for Trade Union Officials.
One – week Certificate Course on Civil
Society Management
One Week Certificate Course on Entre-
preneurial Capacity Building and Devel-
opment.
TrainingProgrammes
andSeminars
for2018

11. VII
IGLSA
SpecialisedCorporateServices
The Institute provides customised programmes
to meet specific requirements of corporate or-
ganisations in the areas of Governance, Leader-
ship, Management and related subjects.
Such Programmes can be held locally and over-
seas. We have established a strong internation-
al network which can effectively be deployed to
provide high quality services of global standard.
MajorResearchProjectsfor2018:
1. Political Party Governance in Africa.
2. Review of the teaching of civic education in Nigeri-
an schools since 2008 as well as a National confer-
ence on the way forward.

12. VIII
IGLSA
MeetMembersoftheGoverningCouncil
General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR, PhD.
Former Nigeria's Head of State, General Gowon
holds the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Political
Science from the University of East Anglia,UK.
He is a highly respected African Leader who has
worked assiduously to encourage policy consisten-
cy and good governance in the Continent. General
Gowon is the President of the Institute. The Insti-
tute enjoys the privilege of his experience, leader-
ship,guidance and mentorship.
Engr. Muhammed Abba-Gana, CON.
An active member of the Governing Council of the In-
stitute, Engr. Abba Gana was an Honourable Minister
oftheFederalCapitalTerritory,Abuja.HewasanHon-
ourable Commissioner for Works,Housing and Urban
Development in the old Borno State which currently
comprised of the present day Borno and Yobe States.
He was also a member, Board of Directors of NEPA,
Commisioner of Utilities Charges Commission, Chair-
man Governing Council Akanu Ibiam Federal Poly and
Commissioner Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and
Fiscal Commissions and Chairman Borno State Rural
Electricfication Board. Engr. Abba-Gana is a fellow of
the Nigerian Society of Engineers.

13. IX
IGLSA
Hon Justice (Mrs) O. O. Adekeye
CON, CFR, FciArb, FNIALS
Hon.JusticeAdekeyehashadadistinguishedcareer
intheNigerianJudiciary.Ahighlyrespectedandin-
fluential Nigerian Jurist, Justice Adekeye has had
a salutary impact on the rule of law in the Country
through many of her Landmark judgements. She
has brought her stature and experience to bear on
the Content of the Institute’s Programmes.
Professor Akin Odebunmi.
A Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University
of Benin, Benin City , Nigeria, Professor Odebunmi
was also a Professor at the Nigerian Defence Acad-
emy. He is currently at the Baze University, Abuja.
Professor Odebunmi has published very influential
journal articles and books on parenting and child
Psychology.
Professor Chinedu Mafiana
A Deputy Executive Secretary at the National Uni-
versities Commission, Professor Mafiana is a Pro-
fessor of Parasitology at the Federal University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta and currently on sabatical
leave at the National Open University of Nigeria.

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IGLSA
Professor Chudi Uwazurike, Ph.D
Author of such books as; Another Nigeria is Possibe, Fundamen-
tals of National Development: Power, Planning and Social Capi-
tal,and Instrumental Pan African.He holds a BSc from UNN,MSc
from UNILAG,and Ph.D in Political Sociology from Harvard.Prof.
Uwazurike has been a Senior Fellow at the CUNY Institute for Re-
searchontheAfricanDiasporaintheAmericasandtheCarribean,
IRADAC. In 2008, he was part of the African Union Peer Review
Commision's committee of Experts in its mission to Kenya over
that nation's turbulent democracy. A past member of the Federal
House of Representatives, he has served as a visiting Professor at
the National Institute for Legislative Studies and is a member of
the planning team of the proposed Parliamentary Management
Institute of Nigeria. He is also involved in the public policy and
management program of the African University of Science and
Technology. Prof. Uwazurike is Chairman of Triatlantic Group, a
consulting group.
Professor Jumai A.M Audi
A distinguished Professor of Law from Ahmadu
Bello University, Zaria, a legal scholar, a respected
and an accomplished jurist.She is currently a com-
missionerattheNigerianLawReformCommission,
Abuja.
She has made enormous contribution to the coun-
try's legal education. She brings on the institute's
Governing Council, a strong background in the ac-
ademia and the Legal Profession.

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IGLSA
A former University Teacher, a Journalist, a former
senior Federal Government Official, a policy ex-
pert, conflict analyst and a management Consul-
tant. He was at various times a lecturer in Political
Science at the Ogun State University,(now Olabisi
Onabanjo University) Ago Iwoye, a Journalist with
the Nigerian Television, a Studio Manager with
theRadioNigeria,LagosandtheWestAfricaMag-
azine,London.
He was the foundation Head of Political Educa-
tion Department in the Ogun State Directorate
for Social Mobilization of the former MASS MOBI-
LIZATION FOR SELF RELIANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE,
AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY (MAMSER). Dr. Ade-
bayo was a Director with the National Orientation
Agency in both Ogun and Ondo States, and is the
immediate past Executive Director, Political and
Civic Education of the Agency.
Dr. Adebayo was also the Executive Director, Cen-
treforAppliedPolicyandSocialAdvocacy(CAPSA)
which undertook a post 2007 election survey of
Kaduna State jointly with the Institute for Peace
and Conflict Resolution and funded by the DFID,
as well as the Conflict Analysis of the North- East-
ern part of the Country in 2011.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Public
Administration of the University of Benin,Nigeria,
specialising in Public Policy Analysis and Compar-
ative Government.
He is a member of the Institute of Management
Consultants, the Nigerian Institute of Manage-
ment and the Institute of Personnel Management
of Nigeria.
He is an author of several books, technical papers
and journal publications.
Dr Lanre Adebayo
Executive Vice President of the
Institute for Governance and
Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA).
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