From Francis Sadhere, Delta
The Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), Dr. Otive Igbuzor, has called for urgent value reorientation as a key step in addressing Nigeria’s leadership and moral crisis.
Speaking on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the graduation of Set 8 and matriculation of Set 9 of the Warri Leadership School, Dr. Igbuzor stressed that the country’s leadership deficit is most visible in politics, even though Nigerians excel in leadership roles globally.
“We have Nigerians providing excellent leadership at the United Nations, World Trade Organisation, Africa Development Bank, and other global institutions. The problem is not capacity — it is the lack of values and strategic leadership in governance,” he said.
The event, held at the Holy Catholic Family Hall, Edjeba, was themed “Leadership and Value Decadence in Nigeria: Finding Local Implementable Solutions.” Dr. Igbuzor identified integrity, justice, empathy, accountability, patriotism, and respect for human dignity as core values that must be revived.
He said that Nigeria’s solutions must be locally driven and culturally relevant, warning against over-reliance on foreign prescriptions. “Leadership is both the cause and cure of Nigeria’s challenges,” he stated.
Dr. Igbuzor commended the Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative (VREI), led by Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, for providing tuition-free, high-quality leadership training in the Niger Delta over the past eight years.
To the graduates, he charged: “True leadership is not about positions, titles, or power. It is about influence, service, and impact. Lead with character, competence, courage, and compassion.” He also encouraged matriculating students to embrace the rigorous, practical training ahead of them.
Since its inception, the Centre LSD Leadership School has trained over 2,700 leaders in multiple Nigerian cities, equipping them to serve as change agents in politics, civil society, and business.
The event was attended by partners, faculty members, traditional rulers, and representatives from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which has supported Centre LSD since 2010.
The Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), Dr. Otive Igbuzor, has called for urgent value reorientation as a key step in addressing Nigeria’s leadership and moral crisis.
Speaking on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the graduation of Set 8 and matriculation of Set 9 of the Warri Leadership School, Dr. Igbuzor stressed that the country’s leadership deficit is most visible in politics, even though Nigerians excel in leadership roles globally.
“We have Nigerians providing excellent leadership at the United Nations, World Trade Organisation, Africa Development Bank, and other global institutions. The problem is not capacity — it is the lack of values and strategic leadership in governance,” he said.
The event, held at the Holy Catholic Family Hall, Edjeba, was themed “Leadership and Value Decadence in Nigeria: Finding Local Implementable Solutions.” Dr. Igbuzor identified integrity, justice, empathy, accountability, patriotism, and respect for human dignity as core values that must be revived.
He said that Nigeria’s solutions must be locally driven and culturally relevant, warning against over-reliance on foreign prescriptions. “Leadership is both the cause and cure of Nigeria’s challenges,” he stated.
Dr. Igbuzor commended the Value Rebirth and Empowerment Initiative (VREI), led by Pastor Edewor Egedegbe, for providing tuition-free, high-quality leadership training in the Niger Delta over the past eight years.
To the graduates, he charged: “True leadership is not about positions, titles, or power. It is about influence, service, and impact. Lead with character, competence, courage, and compassion.” He also encouraged matriculating students to embrace the rigorous, practical training ahead of them.
Since its inception, the Centre LSD Leadership School has trained over 2,700 leaders in multiple Nigerian cities, equipping them to serve as change agents in politics, civil society, and business.
The event was attended by partners, faculty members, traditional rulers, and representatives from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which has supported Centre LSD since 2010.
