Bola Odeleke | |
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigeria |
Occupation | Evangelist |
Years active | 1977–present |
Bola Odeleke (born 1950) is a Nigerian pastor, evangelist, preacher, founder and general overseer of Power Pentecostal Church. [1] [2]
Odeleke is from Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria. [3] She had her primary and secondary education at Ilesa, her mother's hometown. [4] She became a Christian in 1970 but began her evangelism in November 1974, celebrating her 40th anniversary in the ministry in August 2014. [5] She became a bishop on 28 May 1995, and was the first African woman to become a bishop. [6]