Delta: 144 leaders graduate from Value Rebirth Leadership School as Piniki calls for value-driven leadership

The Value Rebirth-Centre LSD Leadership School, Delta Study Centre, has Saturday celebrated a significant milestone with the graduation of 144 leaders from its Set 8 class and the matriculation of over 200 new students for the 2025/2026 session. 

The event, held at Holy Catholic Family Hall, Edjeba, Warri, brought together prominent figures, traditional rulers, faculty members, development partners, security chiefs, and civil society leaders.

Piniki Alfred, a notable figure, called on residents of Gbaramatu/ stakeholders to participate in the Value Rebirth Leadership Training, emphasizing the importance of good leadership in shaping the future of individuals and communities. "Good leadership helps, a place without a good leader will collapse," Alfred said, urging his people to take advantage of the training.

Representing Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Prof. Nyerhovwo Tonikari, Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, representing Delta Governor conveyed the governor's goodwill and best wishes to the graduands, praising the institution's impactful work in shaping the leaders of tomorrow. 

The official emphasized that leadership is not just about titles or positions of authority but about character, vision, and the ability to inspire and influence others.

Founding Executive Director of the Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative (VREI), Amb. Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, highlighted the school's mission to raise transformational leaders and restore societal values. He noted that since its inception, the school has graduated 792 leaders, including the 144 students of today's Set 8.

Guest speaker and retired editor of The Guardian, Mr. Abraham Ogbodo, delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the theme, "Leadership & Value Decadence in Nigeria: Finding Local Implementable Solutions." 

Dr. Otive Igbuzor, Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), stressed that leadership is both the cause and cure of Nigeria's challenges, urging investment in value reorientation and locally relevant solutions.

Pastor Jovi Loyalty, Governor of Set 8, described the journey as transformative, highlighting the group's community development service, which included an awareness campaign to secondary and primary schools in Uvwie and Udu LGAs. 

Loyalty urged his fellow students to remember the values they had been taught and strive to be leaders guided by a sense of purpose, compassion, and justice.