Isaiah Sakpo
Born
Isaiah Ghele Sakpo

(1912-10-12)12 October 1912
Died2 August 1993(1993-08-02) (aged 80)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Occupations
  • clergyman
  • writer
Years active1927–1993

Isaiah Ghele Sakpo (12 October 1912 – 2 August 1993) was a Nigerian Christian clergyman, evangelist, and writer.[1] Regarded as one of the pioneering fathers of Christianity in Nigeria, he once served as Lagos, Western/Northern Areas (LAWNA) Territorial chairman and Vice-President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria.[2]

References

  1. Latona, Olayinka; Eyoboka, Sam (6 December 2011). "World's largest church inaugurated in Lagos". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. Israel O. Olofinjana (4 February 2011). 20 Pentecostal Pioneers in Nigeria: Their Lives, Their Legacies. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-1-4568-6682-2.
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