The APC Leaders Merit Award (ALMA) was established by the APC NewsOnline, a media support organization of the All Progressives Congress to prospect and promote improved productivity consciousness in the leadership of the party and APC-led administration in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The APC Leaders Merit Award is actively involved in identifying, recognizing and honouring individuals, MDAs, States, Partiarments, and organisations with notable contributions to the development and growth of the party and nation-building. ALMA is also aimed at enhancing the quality of public service delivery and attainment of national economic goals. As part of the numerous agenda of the organization, it facilitates The APC Governor's Merit Award, The APC Parliamentary Award, the APC Grassroots Merit Award, the APC Stakeholders Attestation/Commendation, the APC Facilitators Merit Award APC Federal Merit Award. ALMA will be carrying out the above award ceremonies to spur healthy competition for higher service delivery among the elected and appointed leaders of the party. It will also carry out several management research to enhance quality management practices to achieve operational efficiency of the APC-led administration at Federal, state, and Local Government Councils.
The awards to be presented in the yearly event varies from one sector to the other, especially on education, health, electricity, food security, infrastructure, human rights, water supply, sanitation and so on. The nominees for the awards must have recorded remarkable impacts with huge contributions for states and national developments from their respective initiatives, projects, policies, economic strategies, and humanitarian gestures. It would be ascertained through thorough monitoring and evaluation of the policies, programmes, achievements and milestones of all APC leaders at the three tiers of government. It would be achieved through adequate and regular public project inspections, public opinion surveys (involving interviews, and administration of questionnaires, among others.
It will be categorized and held in the six (6) geopolitical zones at different times, whlie grand ceremonies would be held rotationally among APC states. The annual award ceremonies are to promote healthy competitions among the leadership of the party and spur improved performance in service delivery and dividends of democracy. The ceremony would be broadcast live through Television and Radio stations, YouTube channels, and interesting online broadcasters. Video highlights of the events are shared around the world and covered by news broadcasters to ensure global media exposure