Archbishop Tutu Fellowship names Ajimobi’s ex-private secretary, Seyi Adisa among 22 young African leaders

 

A former Principal Private Secretary to the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi and the lawmaker representing AFIJIO state constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Seyi Adisa has been selected as one of the twenty-two young African leaders selected for the 2023 Archbishop Tutu leadership fellowship.

Adisa was selected among over three hundred and eighty (380) nominations of outstanding quality of personalities across Africa including Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda.

The lawmaker’s emergence was in recognition of his quality leadership style, contributing to the inclusion and participation of young people in the politics and governance space. His track records revealed his active involvement in creating programmes to drive youth participation in politics; this includes the Politics of Development podcast and Seyi Adisa Political Show, among others. He is also keen on youth empowerment through skill acquisition, sports, leadership development, and ICT, to develop young Nigerian leaders.

The information obtained on the African Leadership Institute’s website read:

“The African Leadership Institute is pleased to announce the Associates who have been selected for the 2023 Class of the Tutu Fellowship programme. As has been the case with previous cohorts, the people selected are exceptional emerging African leaders.”

“AFLI received more than 380 nominations of outstanding quality from across Africa, from which the cohort was selected. They are from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda and span the worlds of consulting, banking, civil society, renewable energy, public sector, policy, and entrepreneurship.

“It is this rich diversity of nationalities, professions, and perspectives that makes the programme experience rich.

“The selected candidates demonstrate the incredible wealth and breadth of leadership talent that exists in Africa’s young people, which bodes well for Africa’s future.”

Before now, Adisa was named among the top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) under 40 by the United Nations affiliate, The MIPAD 100 in October 2020, and also in August 2022, he was nominated as one of the Most Influential Young Person in Oyo State in the Governance category by the Oyo State Youth Awards.