Our Founders
Pastors (Dr.) Olubi & Dr.(Mrs.) Sarah Johnson founded Lifeforte International Schools on the 5th of November 1990.
Olubi Johnson is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lifeforte International High and Junior Schools, Biscordint Travels, Lifeforte Holdings and Investments and is the Nigeria Master Affiliate of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and Open Source certification body in the world.
He is also the President of Christ Life Ministries and Co-founder of Scripture Pasture Christian Centre, Ibadan, Nigeria. He holds a first class Bachelors and Masters degree in Physics from the University of Ibadan. He is also an alumnus of Imperial College London where he completed postgraduate coursework in Communication Engineering. His love for the challenge of research in cutting-edge Computational Theoretical Physics led him, after many years of fruitful ministry, to return to his passion for academic research and attainment, and was recently awarded a PhD. in Physics from the University of Ibadan for his dissertation entitled: “Atomistic Simulation and Calculation of Optoelectronic Properties and Efficiency of Graphene-Anatase Based Magnesium Perovskite Solar Cell.” With over 25 years of experience in education and management, Olubi continues to ensure that Lifeforte stays true to its mission of enhancing lives via excellent education.
Born on the 30th of August 1960, Sarah is the first child of HRH late 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). She completed her Masters’ degree programme at the University of Ibadan where she specialized in phonology. She also holds a doctorate from the same institution.
Between the years 1984 – 1991 Sarah was a lecturer at the department of English, University of Ibadan. She resigned from this post to pursue her passion for children and youths, which led to the founding of Lifeforte International Junior School alongside her husband – Pst (Dr) Olubi Johnson on November 5th, 1990 (over 34 years ago) by God’s grace. Lifeforte Junior School began as a Day-care Centre and 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.
Sarah’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 and earned her the name “Mummy Sarah”. She is often heard saying that, “When you train a child and inculcate in him a sense of excellence, of his ability to aspire 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”.
Sarah Johnson has won several accolades most notably the PSR Woman of Merit Gold Award, Leadership in Nigeria Education Gold Award, Grand Award for Productivity in Africa and a nomination for the TimeNews Development Acheivers Merit Gold Award. She is an astute businesswoman and has successfully managed Biscordint Travel Agency and Tours and Right Choice.
Sarah 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 who is the Senior Pastor. Their marriage is blessed with children, children in law and grandchildren.