Leadership Induction

Public Leadership is an elite thing.

Public space leaders are the drivers of public peece, prosperity, and development. They hold the key to the social, political, and economic stability of any nation, society, community or organization. Africa needs a critical mass of transformational leaders to run the public space.

The Africa Centre for Public Leadership – ACPL- is a continental membership network of Africans at home and in diaspora to foster the values of transformational leadership in Africa. ACPL nurtures an ecosystem of transformational public leaders who see themselves as public space change-makers. 

ACPL inducts qualified individuals that confers on them the professional status of being recognized as  transformational public leaders in Africa.

Scope of Public Leadership

Public leadership encompass different spheres including political leadership; public servants in government; Security Personnel; Media and Development practitioners; religious and civic leaders.

Benefits!

Professional recognition as a Transformational Public Leader -tpl.

Professional Development through Continuing Professional Development Programs (MCPD).

Networking & Advocacy Support as you become part of the ecosystem of transformational public leaders in Africa.

Discounted Access to Resources for  leadership programs, events, and publications.

Continental Exposure as you participate in International Educational Leadership Tours and Exchange programs.

Leadership Facilitator as you join the multidisciplinary resource persons to facilitate leadership training programs and get paid for it. 

APPLY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ACPL

Please Note: ACPL does not accept everyone that applies. We are very selective.

If you think you are  part of or desire to be part of the 2% that usually occupy top leadership positions in organizations, we invite you to consider applying. You could start from any of the following membership categories.

 Membership Categories 

Associate Member  (apl) –  Must be working in the private or public sector with a minimum of Diploma and not less than 5 years of full-time employment. CEOs of Small Business Owners are welcome. Admission fee: N70, 000/$75.

Professional Member (ppl) – Must be working in the private or public sector, and possess a minimum of first degree/HND, with not less than 10 years work experience. CEOs of Small Business Owners are welcome.  Admission fee: N90, 000/$100.

Associate Fellow  (afpl)– Must be a senior officer working in the private or public sector. You must possess a minimum of a Master’s Degree with no less than 15 years work experience. CEOs of Business Owners are welcome. Admission fee: N150, 000/$150.

Fellow  (fpl)– must be a Senior leader-manager in private or public service, preferably at the Directorate Cadre. You must possess a minimum of a Master’s Degree with no less than 25 years of continuous work experience. A Ph.D is an advantage. Admission fee: N250, 000/$250.

 Honourary Fellow  (hfpl)– Reserved for accomplished professionals or technocrats working in Government in the Corporate arena, Education, Medical, Religious, Political, or Security Security Service.  Minimum Endowment Donation of N500k/$500.

Executive Doctorate  (dpl) with different specialties – Reserved for  accomplished professionals and technocrats working in Government,  in the Corporate arena, Education, Medical, Religious, Political, or Security Security Service.  Minimum Endowment Donation of N1m/$1000.

Next Induction, March 27, 2025

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Nominate Someone

You could nominate a qualified and prominent public leader for Investiture as a Fellow, Honorary Fellow, or Executive Doctorate in Public Leadership.  In case you want to nominate, click here

Investiture takes place both onsite and online. Distance is not a barrier.

Investiture of Senator Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as Honourary Fellow in Public Leadership
Amb. Alfred Nnam, Uganda Deputy Head of Mission to Nigeria, receiving Honorary Fellowship Award on behalf of Uganda Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa from President of Fled Institute, Dr. Joseph C. Ibekwe.

Former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, holding his Honuarary Fellowship Award, when it was presented to him at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja in November 2019.

About ACPL

The Africa Centre for Public Leadership exist as an extension of Fled International Leadership Institute to foster values of transformational public leadership in Africa through leadership induction, networking, and peer support.

Fled International Leadership Institute is a graduate leadership school established in 1999 and approved by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education and Federal Ministry of Justice as a Company limited by Guarantee to offer executive leadership education and certification to leaders in the public and private sectors. 

For inquiries, contact

The Director,

Africa Centre for Public Leadership

Tel:+234-806 815 3116

WhatsApp: +234-708 015 7176

Plot MF 57 Cadastral Zone

KMC Street, Karu Site

Abuja – Nigeria

Email: induction@flededu.org

Nurturing Transformational Public Leaders in Africa