JDM-PLLC Secretariat — East Legon, Accra, Ghana
The Northern Star Centre
Study Leadership. Practice Governance. Serve Humanity. — The Northern Star Centre's planned intellectual and programmatic offerings for Africa and the world. Partner with us to bring them to life.
Soft Infrastructure Launch
While physical construction is mobilised across our three branches, we launch the soft infrastructure — programmes, partnerships, fellowships, archives, and digital platforms — that will establish the Centre's intellectual credibility and continental relevance from day one.
"The land is secured. The endorsements are granted. The vision is clear. Now, we activate."
A globally accessible digital repository of presidential records, governance case studies, oral histories, and leadership research.
A premier intellectual forum convening scholars, statesmen, and civil society leaders to advance democratic and leadership discourse.
The inaugural cohort of Pan-African Fellows — young leaders immersed in the Mahama Leadership Framework and continental service.
A continent-wide effort to document, preserve, and digitise oral histories and traditional governance wisdom before they are lost.
Flagship Intellectual Product
A structured body of leadership knowledge to be distilled from decades of public service and governance experience. A living curriculum for Africa's future — each pillar a case study for leadership education, research, and practical application.
Leadership defined by sacrifice, not privilege.
Building the physical and social foundations of progress.
Protecting institutions, processes, and the peaceful transfer of power.
Governing across difference with equity and vision.
Advancing continental integration through practical engagement.
Transparency and responsibility as non-negotiable governance principles.
The "How to Govern" Institute
A first-of-its-kind, trans-partisan institute where participants examine the realities of governance through immersive case studies. Rather than focusing on theory alone, the Laboratory explores real-world leadership challenges — crisis management, infrastructure delivery, public accountability, ethical decision-making, democratic governance, and national development planning.
The Laboratory is not a monument to any individual. It is a training ground for future leaders.
The Root System
The Centre recognises that many of Africa's most enduring governance traditions are embedded within Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Our research and preservation efforts ensure that ancestral wisdom continues to inform contemporary leadership and development.
Northern Ghana has historically served as a crossroads of trade, governance, culture, scholarship, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems — producing statesmen, traditional leaders, scholars, entrepreneurs, and visionaries whose stories deserve continental recognition.
Research & preservation focus areas:
Pan-African Repository
The premier Pan-African repository celebrating transformational leadership and public service — honouring individuals whose lives have expanded opportunity, justice, peace, knowledge, innovation, and human dignity.
Public Service
Traditional Leadership
Scholarship
Entrepreneurship
Arts & Culture
Humanitarian Service
2026 Calendar
A curated exhibition tracing President Mahama's journey from Bole-Bamboi to the Jubilee House — through photographs, documents, and personal artefacts.
The inaugural Northern Star Annual Lecture — a premier intellectual forum on democratic governance, leadership, and Africa's transformation.
The launch of the Pan-African Fellowship Programme — establishing the Centre's intellectual footprint and connecting Africa's next generation of ethical leaders.
Planned Signature Initiatives
Youth Leadership
An immersive leadership development programme for exceptional young Africans — grounded in the Mahama Leadership Framework and oriented toward continental service.
Annual — applications open January
Governance
Based in Wa, this centre offers policy fellowships, parliamentary leadership training, and governance research for elected officials and civil servants.
Year-round intake
Heritage
A continental network connecting traditional royal libraries, palace archives, and oral history repositories — preserving Africa's pre-colonial governance wisdom.
Ongoing
Regional Development
A climate-resilient development programme for the Savannah belt — combining environmental stewardship, agricultural innovation, and youth enterprise.
Ongoing
Join the Constellation
This is a concept with the power to shape generations — and it needs visionary partners to become reality. We invite universities, foundations, development partners, corporations, philanthropists, traditional authorities, governments, and diaspora communities to join us in building this institution from the ground up.