Our Alumni

Akinyemi Abayomi Tosin is the Information Technology Manager at National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He is also the Lead Implementer, Certified Risk Manager, ISO 27001 on information security and the Chairman, Information Management System (IMS) Expert Working Group under WAHO Medicine Regulation Harmonization (MRH) project.

Abayomi says that participating in the AIG Public Leaders Programme expanded his perspective beyond pursuing self-seeking goals and awakened in him the passion to drive positive change in his work.

“My participation in the AIG Public Leaders Programme in 2022 allowed me to learn from the best in the world and the experience of a few successful Nigerian public servants. Some of the lessons learnt during the programme have strengthened my stand to be a change agent. I would say that the programme made me a certified change agent”.

PLP candidates carry out a capstone project in their organisations, using their learnings from the programme. Abayomi’s project was titled “The Automation of the Dossier Review Process in NAFDAC.” The capstone project was inspired by the difficulties of managing the submission of large scientific documents in the NAFDAC review process and sustaining customer satisfaction, negatively impacting regulatory decisions. Abayomi applied knowledge gained from the PLP to develop a detailed Theory of Change for the dossier review process and adopted the ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, ability and Resilient) Change Management Model to establish and operationalise the Dossier Management system in NAFDAC.

The project impacted people and processes in NAFDAC through process reengineering, culture management, and customer support, which improved customer satisfaction and trust in the review process. The software application Abayomi developed received praise from both internal and external stakeholders and drew the attention of international organisations, some of whom