The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has trained 169 public sector leaders in Nigeria and other African nations, towards elevating the effectiveness of public service across the continent.
The disclosure was made at the launch of the fourth cohort of the AIG Public Leaders Programme (PLP), held in Abuja in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
As gathered, the initiative has successfully empowered 169 public sector leaders since 2021, advancing the Foundation’s mission to train 3,000 public sector leaders by 2030.
The programme was initiated to equip public sector leaders with essential skills to drive impactful reforms and strengthen service delivery in their Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
The current cohort, who included participants from Ghana and Kenya, involved virtual classes and an intensive, one-week residential programme in Abuja, which was held from November 18th to 22nd, 2024.
Meanwhile, alumni of the programme have been implementing transformative reform projects in their various organisations, which has been described as a core element of the curriculum for the pogramme with a view to creating a ripple effect of positive change across sectors.
One of such change projects was implemented by the Medical Officer of Health and Primary Health Care Coordinator at the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Ibiwunmi Olokun, who is a member of Cohort 3 of the programme. He led a project at her primary healthcare centre, which reduced patient waiting times from 70 minutes to 30 minutes. It was further gathered that the successful model is being adopted in other units and facilities within her health district in Lagos State.
In the same vein, the Director and Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Mohammed Ahmed, who is a Cohort 1 AIG PLP alumnus, has also made strides in combating financial crimes in the country.
His reform project focused on fostering partnerships between the government and the private sector to enhance financial intelligence, aimed at tackling financial crimes.
His efforts, according to available information, are reshaping financial crime prevention strategies in Nigeria through strategic public-private collaborations, which have been empowering the nation to address complex financial crimes more effectively.