Frances Olatokunbo Oyewole (20 Jan 1964 - 30 Jun 2022)

Mother Frances Olatokunbo Oyewole, J.P. was born on the 20th of January 1964 in Manchester United Kingdom.

Mother Oyewole had her early education at St. Theresa’s Primary School in Ibadan, Nigeria. Afterwards, she proceeded to People Girls Grammar School also in Ibadan for her secondary education. After secondary school, she studied at Davog Catering and Hotel Institution, Ibadan and continued her education at the elite University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) for her undergraduate degree. In 2014, she acquired her second undergraduate degree in Events Management from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Mother Oyewole left Nigeria in 1990, initially to Germany where she lived and worked for 2 years before relocating to the United Kingdom where she made London her new home. She worked briefly at Tesco before joining the British Airways where she worked for about 10 years. Upon leaving British Airways, she started a number of her own businesses, including event catering, event planning as well as passenger transport; all of which she did until her demise.

Mother Oyewole was blessed with a son, Michael Sobanjo, in 1997.

Mother Oyewole was a devoted Christian and she rendered unflinching support to the work of God. As part of her Christian journey, she was fascinated in visiting the Holy land, where she visited 19 times in her lifetime. She was ordained as Special Apostolic Mother/Prophetess by His Most Eminence M.I.O Ebahor-Erebi D.D. Eyi-Ara J.P (Baba Aladura and The Supreme Head of The Eternal W/W) at The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (Mount Zion), Crouch End.

Mother Oyewole was dedicated in all her evangelical assignments, which earned her the exalted position of Secretary to the London/Europe territory of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim. She earned the much-respected position by representing the London territory at the Conference Board since 2017 until her death. As a Conference Board member, Mother Oyewole represented her territory outstandingly morally and financially. As a member of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Europe chapter, she was responsible for welfare activities.

Mother Oyewole was passionate about doing anything in her motherly capacity to help anyone in need of support, including the many lives she touched with hope, joy, and love through her philanthropic works back in Nigeria. She was much loved by many, who are left mourning her passing, particularly her son, siblings, cousins, nephews, nieces, friends, and associates.

In her leisure, Mother Oyewole enjoyed sewing, travelling, and organising events.
Mother Oyewole will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her, but we all take consolation in the scripture: "Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars Forever" Daniel 12:3

OMO A JO GB’ERU MA JO GB’EKO. TORIPE ERU NI NSINNI, EKO KII S’ENIYAN. ENI BA NWAJA IPORO, KO LO SA’SHO S’ORULE RE, SUN RE O, SUN RE O ..A O PADE L’ESE JESU.

(OMO A JO GB’ERU MA JO GB’EKO. TORIPE ERU NI NSINNI, EKO KII S’ENIYAN) Literally translates into- The child that dances to acquire slaves and not cold corn meal (eko agidi or solid pap) because it is a slave that will serve a person not corn meal. ((Usually, people who danced, danced for two things. They dance for slave and/or dance for cold corn meal)).

ENI BA NWAJA IPORO, KO LO SA’SHO S’ORULE RE (Whoever wants to trouble IPORO, should hang their laundry on their roof (meaning: if you bring a fight to Iporo’s doorstep, you cannot survive).

SUN RE O, SUN RE O ..A O PADE L’ESE JESU (Rest well, Rest well till we meet at the feet of Jesus).