Yesterday, the U.S. Embassy recognized over 100 young Nigerians selected
to participate in the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship. The Mandela
Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young
African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and a key component of President
Barack Obama’s commitment to invest in the future of Africa. The White
House developed this initiative in recognition of the critical and
increasing role that young Africans are playing in strengthening
democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace
and security in Africa.
Speaking at a special gathering in Abuja, U.S. Ambassador James F. Entwistle congratulated the new fellows on their competitive selection amongst 10,000 Nigerian applicants and tens of thousands of others throughout Africa.
“Our goal was to select a diverse group, both geographically and socio-economically, representing all Nigeria has to offer,” said Ambassador Entwistle. “You represent the best of Nigeria’s youth and the future of the country. Your selection says a lot about who you are as young leaders and the level of impact you are having on your communities as entrepreneurs, civic leaders, public servants, and champions of renewable energy,” he added.
On the list were over 90 outstanding young Nigerians including former beauty queen/MBGN 2000 Dr. Matilda Kerry, she has worked consistently to improve the lives of underprivileged children via the George Kerry Life Foundation; Adebola Williams, co-founder of Red Media who has set an indelible standard in the world of media and PR via the Future Awards, YNaija and more; Otto Orondaam who founded Slum2School which is now one of the largest volunteer driven non-profits in Nigeria.
Congrats to everyone selected!
Since 2014, 86 Nigerians have participated in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Fellows participate in an intensive, six-week program on academic excellence and leadership focused on business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, public management, and renewable energy at U.S. colleges and universities.
S/N First Name Last Name State Of Origin Track Fellowship Institution
1. Adams Adeiza Kogi Business & Entrepreneurship Northwestern University
2. Adamu Ishiyaku Gombe Civic Leadership Indiana University Bloomington
3. Adaora Uche-Ugwonna Enugu State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Iowa
4. Adebola Williams Lagos Business & Entrepreneurship Clark Atlanta University
5. Adebukola Shonibare Osun Civic Leadership Presidential Precinct
6. Adedayo Adeniyi Osun Civic Leadership Kansas State University
7. Adeniyi Adedokun Oyo State Public Management Bridgewater State University
8. Ahmed Ogunlaja Ogun Civic Leadership University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9. Andidiong Okon Akwa Ibom Business & Entrepreneurship Virginia Commonwealth University
10. Anita Tele-Oduloye Delta Business & Entrepreneurship Clark Atlanta University
11. Anthonia Abayomi-Ojo Osun Civic Leadership Duquesne University
12. Apolmida Tsammani Bauchi Public Management University of Wisconsin-Madison
13. Arinze Ekwem Anambra Business & Entrepreneurship Rutgers University
14. Ayodele Odeogbola Ogun State Public Management Bridgewater State University
15. Babafemi Adebola Ekiti Public Management University of Wisconsin-Madison
16. Balarabe Ismail Kano Public Management Ohio State University
17. Ballason Gloria Kaduna Business & Entrepreneurship Bridgewater State University
18. Charity Isa Borno State Civic Leadership Purdue University
19. Chidinma Mbanasor Abia Civic Leadership Wagner College
20. Chinelo Uchendu Anambra Civic Leadership University of California, Berkeley
21. Chinenye Ezeakor Enugu Civic Leadership Arizona State University
22. Chukwudi Anyanaso Imo State Public Management Appalachian State University
23. Chukwuemeka Ubaka Imo Public Management Ohio State University
24. Cosmos Anweh Benue Business & Entrepreneurship Ohio State University
25. Danladi Saleh Idrisa Borno Public Management Virginia Commonwealth University
26. Dauda Sanusi Ogun Civic Leadership Purdue University
27. Ebunoluwa Farinde Lagos Business & Entrepreneurship Dartmouth College
38. Edemawan Ossai Cross River Civic Leadership Arizona State University
39. Egbuna Obianuju Maureen Anambra Public Management Cambridge College
40. Ehigie Imarhiagbe Edo State Public Management Ohio State University
41. Emana Imona Cross River Business & Entrepreneurship University of Maine
42. Emeka Ossai Delta Business & Entrepreneurship University of Texas at Austin
43. Emmanuel Obioha Imo Civic Leadership Drake University In Des Moines, Iowa
44. Ese Ovabor Edo Energy Duquesne University
45. Fadekunayo Adeniyi Lagos Public Management University of California, Davis
46. Fatima Mohammed Yobe Energy University of Illinois
47. Fatima Oyiza Ademoh Kogi Public Management University of California, Davis
48. Feyisara Ogunranti Oyo State Public Management University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
49. Folahanmi Aina Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Syracuse University
50. Gbenga Oni Ekiti Public Management Lincoln University (Missouri )
51. Grace Ihejiamaizu Abia Civic Leadership Kansas State University
52. Hadiza Kasimu Plateau Civic Leadership Presidential Precinct
53. Hauwa Liman Katsina Business & Entrepreneurship University of Texas at Austin
54. Hussaini Saraki Bauchi Civic Leadership University of Delaware
55. Ibrahim Sawab Borno Civic Leadership Wagner College
56. Ibrahim Audu Salisu Yobe Business & Entrepreneurship Duquesne University
57. Ifeoluwa Oluwole Ondo State Business & Entrepreneurship Dartmouth College
58. Immanuel Charles Akhimien Edo Civic Leadership University of Notre Dame
59. Ishaku Haruna Gombe State Civic Leadership Kansas State University
60. Jamila Bashir Kano Civic Leadership Virginia Tech
61. Jocelyne Agbo Enugu State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Wisconsin-Stout
62. John Paul Usman Kogi Civic Leadership Virginia Tech
63. Jude Onwujei Delta State Civic Leadership Howard University
64. Juliana Owolabi Osun State Business & Entrepreneurship Indiana University Bloomington
65. Kenneth Ati Benue Business & Entrepreneurship Appalachian State University
66. Kyela Gadi Kaduna Civic Leadership University of Maine
67. Lukman Lawal Zamfara Public Management University of Iowa
68. Maalum Nadine North West Province Business & Entrepreneurship University of Notre Dame
69. Matilda Kerry Delta State Business & Entrepreneurship Georgia State University
70. Miriam Odabe Ebonyi Public Management University of Texas at Austin
71. Mohammed Kabir Ibrahim Adamawa Business & Entrepreneurship University of Minnesota
72. Mojisola Ojebode Osun Public Management University of Wisconsin
73. Mubarak Tiamiyu Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Arizona State University
74. Muhammad Abdullahi Bauchi Business & Entrepreneurship Rutgers University
75. Muhibbat Abdullahi Bauchi Business & Entrepreneurship Purdue University
76. Nana Samuel Borno State Business & Entrepreneurship Lincoln University (Missouri )
77. Nari Welye Adamawa Public Management Syracuse University
78. Nkechi Okwuone Delta State Public Management Arizona State University
79. Nneoma Albert-Benson Imo State Business & Entrepreneurship Arizona State University
80. Obiefule Iroabueke Abia State Public Management Georgia State University
81. Obinna Ebirim Imo Civic Leadership University of Wisconsin-Madison
82. Olajide Kabir Oluwatosin Kwara Business & Entrepreneurship University of Nevada, Reno
83. Olakunle Owoeye Ekiti Public Management University of California, Davis
84. Olanrewaju Suleiman Kwara State Public Management Drake University
85. Olorunfunmi Adebajo Ogun Energy Rutgers University
86. Olufunto OpeoluwaAkinterinwa Ondo State Business & Entrepreneurship Howard University
87. Olumide Mukaila Lawal Lagos Civic Leadership Virginia Commonwealth University
88. Oluwabusola Majekodunmi Lagos Public Management University of Minnesota
89. Oluwaseun Olaseinde Ondo State Public Management University of Maine
90. Oluwaseun Sangoleye Oyo Public Management Clark Atlanta University
91. Oluwatobi Popoola Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Howard University
92. Oluwatobiloba Ajayi Osun Public Management Presidential Precinct
93. Omolara Rasheed Ogun Public Management Cambridge College
94. Orondaam Otto Rivers State Civic Leadership Portland State University
95. Sylvester Sede Bayelsa Business & Entrepreneurship Indiana University Bloomington
96. Temitope OluwaseuOkupe Ogun-State Civic Leadership University Of California, Berkeley
97. Tessie-Nkechi Udegboka Anambra Civic Leadership Northwestern University
98. Thaddeus Akpa Kogi Civic Leadership University of Minnesota
99. Theophilus Odaudu Kogi Public Management Syracuse University
100. Titilope Babafunso Osun Public Management Georgia State University
101. Tochukwu Ikpegbu Abia Business & Entrepreneurship University of Iowa
101. Tolulope Sangosanya Ogun State Civic Leadership Portland State University
102. Toochukwu Emerem Imo Business & Entrepreneurship Virginia Commonwealth University
103. Tukur Garba Gada Sokoto Public Management University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
105. Uchenna Igbokwe Anambra Public Management Florida International University
106. Vanessa Willie Edo State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Illinois
107. Veronica Bakam Kaduna Civic Leadership Clark Atlanta University
108. Vweta Chadwick Delta Business & Entrepreneurship University of Delaware
109. Wasiu Peter Oladipupo Ogun State Business & Entrepreneurship Purdue University
Speaking at a special gathering in Abuja, U.S. Ambassador James F. Entwistle congratulated the new fellows on their competitive selection amongst 10,000 Nigerian applicants and tens of thousands of others throughout Africa.
“Our goal was to select a diverse group, both geographically and socio-economically, representing all Nigeria has to offer,” said Ambassador Entwistle. “You represent the best of Nigeria’s youth and the future of the country. Your selection says a lot about who you are as young leaders and the level of impact you are having on your communities as entrepreneurs, civic leaders, public servants, and champions of renewable energy,” he added.
On the list were over 90 outstanding young Nigerians including former beauty queen/MBGN 2000 Dr. Matilda Kerry, she has worked consistently to improve the lives of underprivileged children via the George Kerry Life Foundation; Adebola Williams, co-founder of Red Media who has set an indelible standard in the world of media and PR via the Future Awards, YNaija and more; Otto Orondaam who founded Slum2School which is now one of the largest volunteer driven non-profits in Nigeria.
Congrats to everyone selected!
Since 2014, 86 Nigerians have participated in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Fellows participate in an intensive, six-week program on academic excellence and leadership focused on business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, public management, and renewable energy at U.S. colleges and universities.
S/N First Name Last Name State Of Origin Track Fellowship Institution
1. Adams Adeiza Kogi Business & Entrepreneurship Northwestern University
2. Adamu Ishiyaku Gombe Civic Leadership Indiana University Bloomington
3. Adaora Uche-Ugwonna Enugu State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Iowa
4. Adebola Williams Lagos Business & Entrepreneurship Clark Atlanta University
5. Adebukola Shonibare Osun Civic Leadership Presidential Precinct
6. Adedayo Adeniyi Osun Civic Leadership Kansas State University
7. Adeniyi Adedokun Oyo State Public Management Bridgewater State University
8. Ahmed Ogunlaja Ogun Civic Leadership University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9. Andidiong Okon Akwa Ibom Business & Entrepreneurship Virginia Commonwealth University
10. Anita Tele-Oduloye Delta Business & Entrepreneurship Clark Atlanta University
11. Anthonia Abayomi-Ojo Osun Civic Leadership Duquesne University
12. Apolmida Tsammani Bauchi Public Management University of Wisconsin-Madison
13. Arinze Ekwem Anambra Business & Entrepreneurship Rutgers University
14. Ayodele Odeogbola Ogun State Public Management Bridgewater State University
15. Babafemi Adebola Ekiti Public Management University of Wisconsin-Madison
16. Balarabe Ismail Kano Public Management Ohio State University
17. Ballason Gloria Kaduna Business & Entrepreneurship Bridgewater State University
18. Charity Isa Borno State Civic Leadership Purdue University
19. Chidinma Mbanasor Abia Civic Leadership Wagner College
20. Chinelo Uchendu Anambra Civic Leadership University of California, Berkeley
21. Chinenye Ezeakor Enugu Civic Leadership Arizona State University
22. Chukwudi Anyanaso Imo State Public Management Appalachian State University
23. Chukwuemeka Ubaka Imo Public Management Ohio State University
24. Cosmos Anweh Benue Business & Entrepreneurship Ohio State University
25. Danladi Saleh Idrisa Borno Public Management Virginia Commonwealth University
26. Dauda Sanusi Ogun Civic Leadership Purdue University
27. Ebunoluwa Farinde Lagos Business & Entrepreneurship Dartmouth College
38. Edemawan Ossai Cross River Civic Leadership Arizona State University
39. Egbuna Obianuju Maureen Anambra Public Management Cambridge College
40. Ehigie Imarhiagbe Edo State Public Management Ohio State University
41. Emana Imona Cross River Business & Entrepreneurship University of Maine
42. Emeka Ossai Delta Business & Entrepreneurship University of Texas at Austin
43. Emmanuel Obioha Imo Civic Leadership Drake University In Des Moines, Iowa
44. Ese Ovabor Edo Energy Duquesne University
45. Fadekunayo Adeniyi Lagos Public Management University of California, Davis
46. Fatima Mohammed Yobe Energy University of Illinois
47. Fatima Oyiza Ademoh Kogi Public Management University of California, Davis
48. Feyisara Ogunranti Oyo State Public Management University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
49. Folahanmi Aina Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Syracuse University
50. Gbenga Oni Ekiti Public Management Lincoln University (Missouri )
51. Grace Ihejiamaizu Abia Civic Leadership Kansas State University
52. Hadiza Kasimu Plateau Civic Leadership Presidential Precinct
53. Hauwa Liman Katsina Business & Entrepreneurship University of Texas at Austin
54. Hussaini Saraki Bauchi Civic Leadership University of Delaware
55. Ibrahim Sawab Borno Civic Leadership Wagner College
56. Ibrahim Audu Salisu Yobe Business & Entrepreneurship Duquesne University
57. Ifeoluwa Oluwole Ondo State Business & Entrepreneurship Dartmouth College
58. Immanuel Charles Akhimien Edo Civic Leadership University of Notre Dame
59. Ishaku Haruna Gombe State Civic Leadership Kansas State University
60. Jamila Bashir Kano Civic Leadership Virginia Tech
61. Jocelyne Agbo Enugu State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Wisconsin-Stout
62. John Paul Usman Kogi Civic Leadership Virginia Tech
63. Jude Onwujei Delta State Civic Leadership Howard University
64. Juliana Owolabi Osun State Business & Entrepreneurship Indiana University Bloomington
65. Kenneth Ati Benue Business & Entrepreneurship Appalachian State University
66. Kyela Gadi Kaduna Civic Leadership University of Maine
67. Lukman Lawal Zamfara Public Management University of Iowa
68. Maalum Nadine North West Province Business & Entrepreneurship University of Notre Dame
69. Matilda Kerry Delta State Business & Entrepreneurship Georgia State University
70. Miriam Odabe Ebonyi Public Management University of Texas at Austin
71. Mohammed Kabir Ibrahim Adamawa Business & Entrepreneurship University of Minnesota
72. Mojisola Ojebode Osun Public Management University of Wisconsin
73. Mubarak Tiamiyu Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Arizona State University
74. Muhammad Abdullahi Bauchi Business & Entrepreneurship Rutgers University
75. Muhibbat Abdullahi Bauchi Business & Entrepreneurship Purdue University
76. Nana Samuel Borno State Business & Entrepreneurship Lincoln University (Missouri )
77. Nari Welye Adamawa Public Management Syracuse University
78. Nkechi Okwuone Delta State Public Management Arizona State University
79. Nneoma Albert-Benson Imo State Business & Entrepreneurship Arizona State University
80. Obiefule Iroabueke Abia State Public Management Georgia State University
81. Obinna Ebirim Imo Civic Leadership University of Wisconsin-Madison
82. Olajide Kabir Oluwatosin Kwara Business & Entrepreneurship University of Nevada, Reno
83. Olakunle Owoeye Ekiti Public Management University of California, Davis
84. Olanrewaju Suleiman Kwara State Public Management Drake University
85. Olorunfunmi Adebajo Ogun Energy Rutgers University
86. Olufunto OpeoluwaAkinterinwa Ondo State Business & Entrepreneurship Howard University
87. Olumide Mukaila Lawal Lagos Civic Leadership Virginia Commonwealth University
88. Oluwabusola Majekodunmi Lagos Public Management University of Minnesota
89. Oluwaseun Olaseinde Ondo State Public Management University of Maine
90. Oluwaseun Sangoleye Oyo Public Management Clark Atlanta University
91. Oluwatobi Popoola Oyo Business & Entrepreneurship Howard University
92. Oluwatobiloba Ajayi Osun Public Management Presidential Precinct
93. Omolara Rasheed Ogun Public Management Cambridge College
94. Orondaam Otto Rivers State Civic Leadership Portland State University
95. Sylvester Sede Bayelsa Business & Entrepreneurship Indiana University Bloomington
96. Temitope OluwaseuOkupe Ogun-State Civic Leadership University Of California, Berkeley
97. Tessie-Nkechi Udegboka Anambra Civic Leadership Northwestern University
98. Thaddeus Akpa Kogi Civic Leadership University of Minnesota
99. Theophilus Odaudu Kogi Public Management Syracuse University
100. Titilope Babafunso Osun Public Management Georgia State University
101. Tochukwu Ikpegbu Abia Business & Entrepreneurship University of Iowa
101. Tolulope Sangosanya Ogun State Civic Leadership Portland State University
102. Toochukwu Emerem Imo Business & Entrepreneurship Virginia Commonwealth University
103. Tukur Garba Gada Sokoto Public Management University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
105. Uchenna Igbokwe Anambra Public Management Florida International University
106. Vanessa Willie Edo State Business & Entrepreneurship University of Illinois
107. Veronica Bakam Kaduna Civic Leadership Clark Atlanta University
108. Vweta Chadwick Delta Business & Entrepreneurship University of Delaware
109. Wasiu Peter Oladipupo Ogun State Business & Entrepreneurship Purdue University
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