Morayo’s husband questions Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s appearance amid remarriage debate

Photo: Femi Afolabi-Brown (right) with Morayo Afolabi-Brown on Brown’s Couch · Source: Morayo Afolabi-Brown on Instagram (6 Nov 2026)

Femi Afolabi-Brown, husband of media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has questioned Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s appearance and leadership during a discussion on the couple’s show, Brown’s Couch, as debate continues over the pastor’s recent remarriage.

Femi Afolabi-Brown, husband of media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has questioned Pastor Jimmy Odukoya’s appearance and leadership, saying the senior pastor’s tattoos, nose ring and muscular build are signs of “the flesh”.

Speaking on the couple’s show, Brown’s Couch, during a discussion of Odukoya’s remarriage, Afolabi-Brown said: “You see, tattoo, body hug, nose ring, earrings for men, biceps, triceps, everything I have mentioned, they are in the same WhatsApp group. And it is a WhatsApp group called The Flesh. This is all about the flesh.”

He introduced the list by talking about young people in churches abroad who, he said, look like Odukoya and are spirit-filled — then asked: “Why is Jimmy trying to look very hot? I’m telling you, he has worked heavily.”

He also said: “What you don’t see, what a lot of people do not see here, is a pattern. Anyway, I won’t talk, I won’t talk. There is a bigger issue that the world has not seen.” In the recording, he goes on to explain the “bigger issue” as society being “myopic” in how it views marriage, and criticises Christian marriages kept together by doctrine. He does not name any undisclosed wrongdoing by Odukoya.

He questioned the resources of a senior pastor, saying: “Now imagine his position, senior pastor. And you know under that type of church, money is flowing.”

Afolabi-Brown defended Odukoya’s right to find love again, asking why society would judge him for it rather than have him “fornicate and be promiscuous”. Other reports of the discussion say he also argued that Odukoya should step down from the pulpit if he remarries. That remark does not appear in the clip NewsFlux reviewed, and NewsFlux has not verified the exact wording.

Odukoya, son of the late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, leads The Fountain of Life Church in Lagos. He introduced his new wife, Pastor Mo Jasmine, to the congregation on Sunday, 1 November 2026. He became the church’s senior pastor in 2023, after his father’s death.

Odukoya responded to criticism of his remarriage on 2 November, writing on Instagram: “If you cannot die for me, don’t pressure me. If you didn’t die for me, you can’t condemn me.” That response came before Afolabi-Brown’s remarks. Odukoya has not responded directly to Afolabi-Brown’s comments, and the church has not issued a statement on them. NewsFlux will update this story if he does.

Correction, 8 Nov 2026: an earlier version of this article named the speaker “Brown Afolabi”, following the show’s on-screen shorthand. His verified name is Femi Afolabi-Brown. The article was also corrected to give the full context of his “bigger issue” remark, which in the recording refers to attitudes towards marriage and church doctrine, not to any undisclosed wrongdoing. The claim that he said Odukoya should step down from the pulpit is now flagged as unverified: it does not appear in the clip NewsFlux reviewed.

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