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Jimmy Odukoya Biography – Age, Career, Marriage, Appointment as senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, and Net worth

September 17, 2023

Jimmy Odukoya Biography – Age, Career, Marriage, Appointment as senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, and Net worth

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

Jimmy Odukoya is not new in the entertainment industry, especially in Nigeria. But his recent performance in The Woman King has made him one of the latest and most talked about Nigerian celebrities

Age

Jimmy Odukoya is said to be in his 30’s

Career

In January 2021, Jimmy — the star of Netflix’s Woman King movie, while speaking in an Instagram Live interview with actress and presenter Iretiola Doyle, had revealed that being a pastor does not in any way affect his acting career.

He said: “How does being a pastor affect my acting career? I don’t believe it, some people have different opinion, one is if I am an actor, I should be a Christian actor and I say there is no such thing.

“There is no such thing as a Christian banker, a Christian doctor, a Christian accountant or gynecologist. An accountant is an accountant and an actor is an actor. Because I am a Christian and an actor, that means I have a particular worldview.

“In what I do as a person when I am given a role, I ask myself, ‘does this align with my worldview? Can a lesson be learnt from this story?’ If the answer is yes, then I am happy to do it. It does not mean that I have to be a good guy; I am happy to be the antagonist as long as people can learn from it.”

Jimmy is an artiste, model, motivational speaker, and dancer, aside from being a pastor.

He started his acting career in 2016 after featuring in Baby shower.

Marriage

On his return to Nigeria, Jimmy Odukoya married Oluwakemi Folashade Banjoko, now known as Kemi Odukoya. She was born in Nigeria but raised in London. They have two children together; a boy and a girl.

Appointment as senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church

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 service on Sunday. Addressing the congregation, Rotimi Okpaise, a pastor, said the late 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.