{
  "id": 16680314,
  "title": "Dakuku to lead AUST’s African leadership legacy programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/dakuku-to-lead-austs-african-leadership-legacy-programme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:26:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dakuku-to-lead-austs-african-leadership-legacy-programme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr Dakuku Peterside has been appointed as the Director of the African University of Science and Technology’s (AUST) African Leadership Legacy Project. The project, launched through AUST's Centre for Pan-African and Peace Studies, aims to measure leadership impact and promote governance systems capable of sustaining development beyond individual leaders' tenures. The initiative, led by Programme Manager Dr Bosco Okolo-Obi, will focus on accountable governance and sustainable leadership across Africa, with fieldwork beginning in Nigeria and comparative studies planned in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and Rwanda.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}