9th August, 2023
By Florence Onuegbu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the death of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya a great loss to the entire congregation of the Fountain of Life Church, the body of Christ, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole.
The Lagos State Governor said this in a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile while reactint to the death of the 67-year old Cleric.
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, according to information released by members of his congregation, died on Monday, Aug. 7, in the United States of America.
Sanwo-Olu, in the statement, urged the family, especially the deceased’s children, friends, clerics and the entire congregation of the Fountain of Life, as well as Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) to take the death of Pastor Odukoya in good faith.
”On behalf of my family, the government and people of Lagos State, I sympathise with the Fountain of Life Church on the demise of the founding Pastor of the Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.
”The death of Pastor Odukoya, whose ministry has touched many lives within and outside his congregation, came to me as a shock.
”The death of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya is a great loss to the body of Christ, but we take solace in God, that the deceased lived a good life and served humanity.
”Pastor Odukoya, the founding Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church was a great teacher, preacher and servant of the Most High God, who impacted people within and outside Nigeria positively.
”I commiserate with the Fountain of Life Church family as they mourn the passing of their founder, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.
”May his soul find rest with God, and may the good Lord comfort his friends, family, and all members of his church. Amen,” Sanwo-Olu said.
(NAN)