As the remains of Mama Janet, mother of Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Worldwide will be interred on Thursday, August 29, President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned with the surviving son.
Aged 95, Mama Olukoya who was a prayer warrior in MFM died on Sunday, March 31, 2019, 25 years after she lost her husband.
The remains of the matriarch will be interred in Ondo State.
A statement by President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said President Buhari joined the General Overseer, his family members and all worshipers at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries in mourning with the devout Christian and prayer warrior.
The president believed Mama Janet, loved God and lived according to His precepts which was clearly reflected in the way she raised her children.
He urged all family members to find solace in her devoutness and service to humanity.
The president prayed that Mama Janet’s soul would find rest in the Lord.
This online news medium understands that Mama Janet Olukoya died in her sleep in the wee hours of March 31. Her death is coming 25 years after she lost her husband.
The nonagenarian is said to be survived by the MFM founder and Funmilayo Olowoake, also a member of MFM, her grandchildren and many other family members.
DKO is a molecular geneticist and a Pentecostal minister.
Born in Ondo, his father was a police officer, and his mother, a trader. He was enrolled at St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebute Metta, Lagos.
Olukoya is married to Shade Olukoya; they have a son named Elijah Toluwani. He is a keen football fan.
