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All You Should Know About Jimmy Odukoya, Successor Of Late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya

Jimmy Odukoya, the son of Bimbo and Taiwo Odukoya, has been named the Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church.

The announcement was made during the church’s service at its headquarters in Lagos on Sunday.

Addressing the congregation, Rotimi Okpaise, a pastor, said the late Taiwo Odukoya confided in the Board of Trustees members about the succession plan before his demise.

Okpaise said the BoT unanimously elected Jimmy as the Senior Pastor and chairperson of the board.

All You Should Know About Jimmy Odukoya, Successor Of Late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya

 

Below are few things you should know about him;

. Jimmy is the first son of late Pastor Taiwo and Bimbo Odukoya, who died in the infamous 2005 Sosoliso plane crash.

. He has two female siblings from his deceased mother and two male siblings from his late stepmother, Nomthi Odukoya, whom his father married in 2010.

. He had his primary and secondary education in Lagos State, Nigeria, before moving to the United States of America, where he bagged his first degree in Business Administration from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

. Jimmy earned his ministerial license in early 2009 and was ordained pastor at Fountain of Life Church in 2010.

. He made his acting debut in the Nollywood industry with the first role in a movie titled ‘Baby Shower’ produced by Nollywood actor cum politician, Desmond Elliot.

. Jimmy Odukoya and his wife Kemi got married in London on March 9, 2013, and their union is blessed with two kids, a boy and a girl.

. Pastor J, as he is fondly called, lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became active in Greenwood Christian Center under Bishop Gary and Debie McIntosh.

BY IYABO AINA

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