Bible supports my dread – Newly appointed General Overseer of the Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya

Pastor Jimmy Odukoya has made a shocking revelation about his hair. He stated that the bible supports his dread. A lot of controversies has been arising following Jimmy Odukoya’ appointment as the General Overseer of the Fountain of Life Church a week after his father’s burial.

The controversies aren’t farfetched, they border about his hairstyle, dressing and use of jewelry. In an interview with BBC, Pastor Jimmy has cleared the air about his outward appearance.

He revealed that he was ordained a minister in 2009, became a pastor in 2012 and has led the youth in the church since then until 2020.

“I was ordained as a minister in 2009 and became a pastor in the church in 2012. I was the lead pastor of the youth church until 2020 or 2021,” he said.

As regards people’s opinions on how he should dress he stated that they should not use their personal opinion to judge him.

He said,

“Anybody can do what they want. A personal opinion is different from saying something is sinful. You should not use your own personal opinion to judge me.”

Speaking about his dread, he used Samson in the bible as an example, stating that God asked him not to cut his hair.

“As for my dreads, most people don’t know I can back up everything I do with scripture.

“If you say I’m wrong to keep my hair as a pastor, I can tell you that God told Samson not to cut his hair in the Bible. That means long hair is not a bad thing. Also, if you say the pastor is keeping a beard, I can tell you that the Bible says that when Jesus was tortured, they pulled hair from his face.

“If you say this pastor is putting on earrings, I can tell you that in the book of Exodus, when the children of Israel got out of Egypt and wanted to do golden calf, they collected jewelry, rings, and earrings from their sons and daughters.