REV. (DR) ELKANAH OYEMADE ADEGORITE FOR BURIAL TODAY

The remains of late Rev. (Dr) Elkanah Oyemade Adegorite shall be committed to mother earth today [Thursday], the 2^nd of May, 2013 at Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi Lagos, after a funeral service at Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), beside FRCN, Ikoyi Lagos. 
The late Rev. Adegorite was born 71years ago, precisely on the 16^th of July, 1942, in a rusty town of Ile-Ogbo in Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State.  His father, the late Pa Gabriel Adedunmoye Adegorite, one of the leading lights in the area was a prosperous merchant who was well known for his strict discipline and distinguished contribution towards the spread of early Christian faith.  
 His mother the late Madam Juliana Sawola Adegorite on the other hand was a renowned Christian who  devoted most of her life mobilizing women towards the early Christian Ministry.
Having been thrown up from the foregoing puritanical environment, it became apparent that the young Elkanah as he was fondly called would naturally gravitate towards the service of God as his later years would reveal.
The young Elkanah Adegorite was an extremely brilliant chap and his parents, having discovered this trait early enough, stopped at nothing to bolster his academic pursuit. He began his primary education at the Local Authority Primary School, Ode-Omu in 1947 where his teachers quickly spotted him as a future star. His secondary education at Ode-Omu High School, Ode-Omu between 1954 and 1959 was equally eventful as the came out in flying colours.
Between 1959 and 1964, he attended prestigious St. Theresa’s College, Ibadan where he cut his teeth as an accountant. The growing Adegorite was an ambitious young chap with a bright future ahead of him. Tall and handsome with an infectious smile, Elkanah was the cynosure of all eyes wherever he went. In 1965, he caught the fancy of a beautiful and dashing young girl – the then Miss Alice Ranti Daniel (now late). He quickly married her and she moved with him to Lagos. As a committed family man who believed in the development of human capital, he invested huge resources in the education of his children who went to some of the best schools in the world.
 He would later join Bewac Ltd, a British – owned conglomerate where he worked as an auditor for several years before retiring meritoriously in 1982. After retirement, he ventured into the manufacturing sector and founded Manna Industrial Co. Ltd, producers of various household brands of soaps and candles back in the 80s.

His retirement from service paved way for him to heed to his religious calling which had been in abeyance for a while now. He subsequently enrolled at the Faith Christian Theological seminary for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology where he came out as the Best graduating Student in the class of 1993. He was consequently ordained a Reverend by the All Faith Chapel gospel Mission in 1994. He later acquired a Master of Arts degree in Theology from the same institution in 1995. By 1998, he had bagged a Doctor of theology from the Cambridge theological seminary, much to the admiration of his peers and followers alike. Between 1998 and his demise on the 23^rd of March 2013 he devoted his life to the service of God and humanity. The avalanche of goodwill messages and eulogies that have cascaded since his demise is a testimony to the selfless and philanthropic life he led. He is survived by six children including Engr. Muyiwa Adegorite, SA to NAMA Managing Director.