AUST to Induct Eight Senior Fellows for Pan-African Development

The Centre for Pan-African and Peace Studies (CePAPS) at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja will induct eight Senior Fellows on October 26 at the AfDB Hall. This initiative aims to strengthen Pan-African scholarship, policy engagement, and sustainable development.

The inaugural cohort includes His Excellency Ambassador Jean Robert Pillard, Haiti’s Ambassador to South Africa; Dr. Dakuku Peterside, former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and Executive Vice Chairman of Penhall Consult; and Professor Abdulhakeem Bello, Vice-President (Academics) at AUST. Other members are Dr. Eunice Ngozi Akpala-Okoroafor, Dr. Jerry Uchenna Nwohu, Dr. Vitalis Chioh Anye, Dr. Maryam Ma’aruf Yakubu, and Ambassador Gregory Uwemedimo Okon.

Dr. Bosco Okolo-obi, Centre Leader of CePAPS, stated that the induction aims to create a platform for intellectual exchange and collaboration to address Africa's development challenges and promote Pan-Africanism.