By Akeem Oduyoye
The Fountain of Life Church has revealed the reason for appointing Jimmy Odukoya, the son of the late Bimbo and Taiwo Odukoya, as the new General Overseer of the church.
A pastor in the church, Rotimi Okpaise gave the reason behind the appointment of Jimmy during church service held on Sunday.
Okpaise, told the congregation that the late Taiwo Odukoya confided in the board of trustees (BoT) members about the succession plan before his demise.
According to Okpaise, 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.
Recall that August 7, Odukoya, founder of the church, died in the United States of America at the age of 67, just 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.
The new GO of the church Jimmy is a Nollywood actor and musician.
Jimmy played one of the lead roles — Oba Ade — in Netflix’s ‘Woman King’ movie, just as has also been featured in movies like ‘Lifting the Veil’, ‘I am Nazzy’, and ‘Oga Pastor’, among others.
Aside this, he is also a motivational speaker.