“Marriage Is Not for Everyone”: Pastor Tolu Odukoya Speaks on Remarrying, Stance Against Divorce
- Pastor Tolu Odukoya shared her opinion about marriage and divorce in a video from a recent podcast
- The cleric, who also shared her take on divorce, stated that she doesn't believe marriage is for everyone
- Her stance on marriage, however, didn't go down well with many, who shared contrary opinions
Tolu Odukoya, associate senior pastor at Fountain of Life Church and daughter of late clerics Taiwo and Bimbo Odukoya, has shared her stance on marriage and against divorce.
Speaking on the Archives of Becoming podcast, Pastor Tolu, who described marriage as a beautiful union, said people have been doing it the wrong way.
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"People might be good but they might not be good for you, I don't think anybody is bad but we are called to different destinies, to different places, I think a lot of marriages the foundation is wrong, they were probably never meant to get married in the first place, we need to go back to the core and foundation," she said.
She described marriage as God's design for selfless partnership rather than control. She also likened divorce to a profound loss, urging churches to teach forgiveness and compatibility to prevent failures.
"Marriage is not easy because it is to show the world what God's love is, it is hard work, it needs God. I am not for divorce, even though I am divorced, I don't think it is God's idea, I think if marriage can be fixed, let's fix it but if it's physical abuse, no," she said.
Pastor Tolu Odukoya speaks on remarrying
When asked about plans to remarry, Pastor Tolu stated that while it's God's idea for anyone not to be alone, she, however, doesn't believe marriage is for everyone.
"I can't come and say it's God's idea to remarry, but I know it's God's idea for us not to be alone, but I do also believe that marriage is not for everybody. If you say you want to marry as a man, you must be ready to die, some men don't want to die, if you understand what marriage demands from you and say I can love you selflessly then marry, but if you are a selfish person, what are you looking for in marriage, it can never work," she said.
In 2025, Legit.ng reported that Tolu Odukoya confirmed the end of her marriage in a video that went viral on social media. She revealed that she and her now-ex-husband had been separated since 2021.
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A clip from Pastor Tolu Odukoya's interview is below:
Full YouTube video of Pastor Tolu Odukoya's interview is below:
Reactions trail Pastor Tolu Odukoya's marriage comment
Her stance on marriage and divorce has sparked reactions on social media. Legit.ng compiled some of the comments, read them below:
ceoguts said:
"Comot that pastor for her name! Its now a business! Once yur father has a business idea of starting a church in Nigeria, Auto, the wife becomes a Pastor, When he dies, auto the children bcome senior pastors."
takeeyz commented:
"And this lady calls herself a pastor shaaa."
DaVine95234565 reacted:
"Marriage is for everyone. What separates the two is character."
Not everyone has to marry
According to a Youth Pastor, Tobi Oluwatuyi,
"It's never God's plan for a man to be alone, however, it doesn't mean everyone has to marry. Apostle Paul is a typical example of someone who chose not to marry. If you can hold yourself, you don't have to marry," he said.
Bimbo Odukoya's daughter Tolu remembers her
Legit.ng also reported that Tolu Odukoya remembered her late mother, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya.
She said that as she grew older, she found herself increasingly grateful to God for blessing her with a truly good mother.
Tolu described the deceased as kind, strong, loving, and an incredible example to follow.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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