Mrs. Salamatu Farouq Yahaya MCIPM, is the Chief Executive Officer and Lead Consultant at Salamatu Farouq Consulting Limited; a professional leadership and training service firm that provides actionable solutions to identified needs of individuals, organizations and businesses with the aim of attaining effectiveness and excellence. She is enthusiastic about working with individuals (especially women and youths) and organizations to develop the mindset-shifts needed to create and achieve actionable solutions to contemporary challenges.

She is a member of the John-Maxwell Leadership Team, a BRIDGE Accredited Workshop Facilitator and a Licensed Human Resource Professional. She is a member of the National Centre for Management Development Accredited Management Trainers. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Literature-in English, and she is the author of the book “Strengthening the NAOWA Narrative”.

She also holds the following Professional Memberships: Member Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), Member Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria (IPMA), Associate Member Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and an Honorary Fellow Institute of Educational Leadership Practitioners of Nigeria (IELPN). Her stint in public service and career progression of over 16 years with Nigeria’s Apex Election Management Body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is filled with numerous achievements and accolades.

She is a recipient of INEC Commendation Letter for Exemplary Conduct in 2011 as well as the Award for Outstanding Performance INEC Headquarters, 2017. She is a trailblazer of motivational leadership and continuity of legacies as demonstrated during her tenure as the 22nd President of the prestigious Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) May 2021 – June 2023.