In an announcement made during the church service on Sunday, Jimmy Odukoya, the son of Pastors Taiwo and Bimbo Odukoya, has been named the Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church.
Jimmy is a Nigerian actor, musician and motivational speaker. He played one of the lead roles — Oba Ade — in Netflix’s ‘Woman King’ movie. He was also featured in movies like ‘Lifting the Veil’, ‘I am Nazzy’, and ‘Oga Pastor’, among others.
Addressing the congregation, Rotimi Okpaise, a pastor, said the late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya confided in the board of trustees (BoT) members about the succession plan before his demise.
Okpaise said the BoT unanimously elected Jimmy as the senior pastor and chairperson of the board.
“The board has chosen Saturday, September 30, 2023, as the date of Jimmy’s installation,” he said.
Odukoya, founder of the church, died on August 7, in the United States of America aged 67.
He died less than two years after losing his wife, Nomthi, a South African, on November 9, 2021, following a two-year battle with cancer.
Odukoya’s marriage to Nomthi lasted 11 years and produced two boys.
Before Nomthi, Odukoya was married to Bimbo for 21 years.
Bimbo died in the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital.