PROFILE OF DR. DANIEL KOLAWOLE OLUKOYA, GENERAL OVERSEER, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND MIRACLES MINISTRIES, MFM WORLDWIDE
By Trek Africa Newspaper
General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya
Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya was born over 60 years ago to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Olukoya, a retired police officer and a petty trader respectively.
He attended Methodist Boys High School, Lagos, where he finished with Grade One distinction and was the best student of his set. In his quest for higher education, he proceeded to the prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG) where he studied Micro-Biology and bagged a first class degree honours, the first from the science Department since the University was established in 1962. After about two years of teaching and subsequent employment as a Research Assistant in the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Olukoya travelled to the United Kingdom under the Commonwealth scholarship to the University of Reading, where he obtained PhD in Molecular Genetics. It is worth pointing out that Dr. Olukoya finished his Ph.D. degree in record time, in spite of the difficulty of the subject and was the first Nigerian to obtain a Ph.D. in the subject area.
Dr. Olukoya is the first scientist to establish an indigenous laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Nigeria and the first to clone genes. He has also supervised over 30 Ph.D. students, most of whom are presently doing well in their chosen fields.
One important contribution to Biotechnology and Health delivery made by Dr. Olukoya was the invention of a new type of ogi (pap) named DOGIK, a weaning food that can control diarrhoea and also contains improved nutritional qualities. As a researcher, he has over 80 scientific publications to his credit.
On return to Nigeria after the completion of his Ph.D. programme, Dr. Olukoya continued to worship the Almighty God and was engaged in the delivering of seminars, preaching, singing among others, until God gave him the blue print and vision of the Mountain Of Fire and Miracles Ministries, which took off with 24 people in his sitting room in Yaba, Lagos in October 1989. Since the establishment of this church by God through Dr. D.K.Olukoya, MFM has experienced significant demographic spread. The Church has thousands of branches spread across Africa, Asia, Europe, a huge percentage are also located in the United states, the United Kingdom and Ireland. In its over three decades of existence, MFM, which is noted for its unique and powerful prayer style, has enveloped the nation like a colossus and the church’s headquarters is the largest single congregation in Africa with attendance of over 120,000 in single meetings.
The MFM is a Ministry devoted to the revival of apostolic signs, Holy Ghost- Fire- works, miracles and the unprecedented demonstration of the Power of God to deliver to the uttermost. Absolute holiness within and without, as a spiritual insecticide and prerequisite for heaven is taught openly.
Anointed by God, Dr Olukoya is a prophet, evangelist, teacher and preacher of the Word of God. Apart from the scientific publications to his credit, Dr Olukoya has written over 250 spiritual books, most of which are best sellers. The outstanding being the PRAYER RAIN, a prayer manual which is being used by the Christian world, irrespective of the denomination they belong. This book has sold in millions of copies. Besides this, Dr. Olukoya has to his credit over 70 Christian songs he composed.
Dr D.K.Olukoya started an annual football competition, known as the Dr. D.K.Olukoya international youth football event that brings together youths from MFM churches across Africa since 2007. Three players from the D.K.O competition, including the current assistant coach, Nduka Ugbade were part of the Golden Eaglets side that won the FIFA Under 17 world cup in 2013 in Doha, UAE.
MFM represented Nigeria at the maiden edition of the Church World Cup in Goa – India in 2014 and thus became the best football playing church in the world.
MFM gained promotion to play in the Nigeria Professional Football league in 2015, the first church in Nigeria to achieve that feat. MFM FC is the challenge cup champions in Lagos.
He Sponsors the annual Dr. D.K. Olukoya national u-18 Athletics championship in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, from where Commonwealth Gold medalist and long jump queen, Ese Brume was discovered in 2013.
Sponsored commonwealth wrestling Gold medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye to the commonwealth games in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Both Odunayo and Brume represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
MFM has produced players for all the Nigerian national football teams.
Dr. Olukoya sponsors an annual Basketball and Table tennis events.
He has passion for the youths and this explains the 70 points Agenda which motto is youthrepositioning.com.
Dr. D.K.Olukoya initiated an award of excellence to first class students in various universities home and abroad.
In August 21, 2003, the journey of realisation of noble vision of Mountain Top University was established. The mission of the University is to provide excellent facilities for the training of men and women in various academic, professional and vocational disciplines in an atmosphere that will enhance the simultaneous development of their spiritual, mental and physical facilities, in order to produce morally upright and academically sound graduates with specialised skills and value system, who will be independent and invariably self-employed.
Dr D.K. Olukoya has received many awards such as; Special awards for excellence in Research and Administration (SAFERA 2012), a Fellow of the Institute of Administrators and Researchers of Nigeria. The Most Prominent General Overseer of the year 2013 award worldwide, The Best Administrative General Overseer award Washington DC 2013, Top great Africa Achievers leaders legacy awards South Africa 2013, Outstanding Christian leaders awards etc.
His life and that of his wife, Pastor Shade and their son Elijah Toluwani are living proofs that all power belongs to God.
