 Olubi & Sarah Johnson Olubi Johnson is the Set man and Senior Pastor of Scripture Pasture Christian Centre, a church he co-founded in July 1984 in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is also the President of Christ Life Ministries.
He came out with a first class degree in Physics (1978) and has a Masters degree in Physics, University of Ibadan. He also studied for a postgraduate degree in Communication Engineering at Imperial College London and still enjoys the challenge of research in the latest areas of theoretical physics. He is a man who believes in the value of good education and is a teacher at heart and has lectured Physics in the University of Ibadan for a number of years before going into full time ministry.
Olubi Johnson is a joint majority shareholder and Chairman of Biscordint Travels, Lifeforte Holdings and Investments, and Chairman Board of Trustees Lifeforte International High and Junior Schools.
A Woman of Excellence
Mrs Sarah Johnson is a woman called to serve; with excellence as her watchword and a passion for education and the future of Nigeria, she is at the heart of the divine success story that is Lifeforte International Schools.
Born on the 30th of August 1960, Sarah is the first child of HRH Dr. K.A.O Sansi, the Obelu of Esure and the late Olori Damiana Taiwo Sansi. She attended the prestigious girls’ secondary school, St Anne’s in Ibadan and then proceeded to the University of Jos where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English (Second Class Honours Upper Division).
Sarah then attended Nigeria’s premier tertiary institution, the University of Ibadan for her Masters’ degree programme in which she specialised in phonology and earned direct access to pursue a PhD. However, her passion for children and youths, the future of the nation and the continent, motivated her to establish Lifeforte International Schools, which by the grace of God has evolved to become one of the leading primary and secondary schools in the nation.
What began in 1990 as a Day-care Centre has like the proverbial acorn grown into a mighty oak with its branches spreading to and having an influence that spans three continents; Africa, Europe and North America. Lifeforte International Schools offers the Nigerian, British and American curricula. It consists of Day-care, Pre-school, Junior and High School (O’ and A’ levels) for children between the ages of 3-19 and is an answer for parents searching for world class, Afro-centric education that would place their children on a platform to achieve great heights.
Situated on a 22.5-acre ultra-modern complex, containing well-equipped science laboratories, state of the art ICT facilities, an art studio, and an extensive library, Lifeforte International Schools, provide a conducive environment for learning. The staff team consists of seasoned teachers, many of whom are leading educational authorities in their different fields of discipline.
A member of AISA (Association of International Schools in Africa), Lifeforte is recognized as one of Africa’s foremost private, junior and high school establishments whose ultimate goal is to equip its students with a Godly heritage and a competitive edge that is necessary to initiate “landmark lives” in future. Mrs Johnson says, “We are an academic institution that is committed to excellence. We recommend any of our students with the utmost care and confidence in their academic abilities and personal qualities as excellent, focused young people with great potentials as future leaders”.
Extra-curricular activities such as leadership training skills, human rights skills, moral instruction, societal ethics, public speaking, sportsmanship, and community development contribute to the wholesome development of Lifeforte students. This coupled with a strong academic tradition makes Lifeforte students rank among the top 2% of African school children. 90% of the students fielded for the university of Cambridge ‘O’ level examinations achieve A-C ratings on a 5-point scale. Each year, Lifeforte students gain admission into top Russell Group and Ivy League universities in the UK and USA.
Mrs Sarah Johnson’s open door policy,  motherly affection, benevolent nature, indomitable spirit and love for children and youths are some of the qualities that endear her to children and youths all over Africa and earned her the name “Mama Africa”. For her, being the CEO of a school is not a business venture; it is about moulding lives. She is often heard saying that, “When you train a child and inculcate in him a sense of excellence, of aspiring to great heights, of making an impact in the world around  him in any field of endeavour of his choice then you are building a strong nation”.
The mindset at Lifeforte is that African Initiatives can be great. As a fully African initiative itself, Lifeforte International Schools seek to optimise greatness in all their dealings. Lifeforte students are constantly encouraged and challenged to maximise their potential in order that they might be great and contribute to the development of Africa. We have a mission to catch young minds from the cradle and nurture them through the precarious age of adolescence, where they will know the difference between good and evil, and have the strength of character to choose good. Consequently in Lifeforte International School we inculcate a new mindset in our youths to pull down strongholds of race supremacy, fill the valleys of superiority and inferiority complexes militating against us as a black race, straighten the crooked paths of lack of confidence and inadequacies, smoothen the rough paths of wrong mindsets, lack of liberty and true identity, soaring and aspiring for excellence and greatness.
Sarah Johnson has won several accolades most notably the PSR Woman of Merit Gold Award 2005, Leadership in Nigeria Education Gold Award 2005, Grand Award for Productivity in Africa 2006 and a nomination for the TimeNews 2007 Development Acheivers Merit Gold Award. She is an astute businesswoman and has successfully managed a number of businesses, including Biscordint Travel Agency and Tours, Right Choice Group of companies, to mention a few. Mrs. Johnson is a woman with great depth and insight into the word of God and has a tangible prophetic grace upon her life. She ministers as a pastor in Scripture Pasture Christian Centre where her husband, Olubi Johnson is the Senior Pastor and they have four lovely children. Her love and commitment to excellent education for the future generations of Nigeria and Africa continues to be a source of inspiration to many throughout the nation and continent as a true mother at heart to youths.
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