DR D. K. OLUKOYA PAYS APOSTOLIC VISIT TO MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, COMMISSIONS PROJECTS AND IMPARTS SPIRITUAL CHARGES
The Chancellor of Mountain Top University and General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide, Dr D. K. Olukoya (Professor of Biotechnology), on 13 February, 2026 paid an apostolic visit to the University, releasing fresh spiritual blessings upon the university community.
Dr Olukoya, a globally respected spiritual leader and distinguished Professor of Biotechnology, was received with honour by the University’s principal officers and management team. Among those present were the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Elijah Ayolabi; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gabriel Olukayode Ajayi; the University Librarian, Dr (Mrs) Helen Akinade; and the Bursar, Mr Shola Olagundoye. Also in attendance were directors of centres, deans, heads of departments, members of staff, and a large assembly of students.
The programme, which took place at the University’s Multipurpose Hall, was characterised by an atmosphere of profound spiritual fervour. The hall was filled to capacity as members of the University community lifted their voices in worship, exuberant praise, thanksgiving, and earnest supplication.
Delivering a stirring message titled “Prayer to Provoke Divine Intervention”, Dr Olukoya admonished the congregation to enrol themselves consciously in what he termed “the school of prayer.” He emphasised that prayer is both a sacred privilege and a spiritual responsibility for every believer.
According to him, prayer is not merely a devotional routine but a dynamic spiritual force. He described prayer as a road that enables believers to walk intimately with God and as a staff with which they confront adversities. “Prayer,” he declared, “is not preparation for battle; it is the battle itself.”
He underscored the irreplaceable nature of prayer in the life of the Church and the believer, noting that while many activities carried out in the house of God may have substitutes, prayer stands alone as indispensable. He further stated that prayer is the one spiritual exercise that the devil cannot carry out.
Referencing biblical precedents, he asserted that prayer has the capacity to suspend natural laws, recalling scriptural accounts in which the sun and moon stood still in response to divine intervention. Prayer, he maintained, has the power to uproot and to plant, to destroy and to fortify, to diminish and to build. “Anyone who truly knows how to pray,” he said, “is never without hope.”
In a direct and heartfelt appeal to the students, Dr Olukoya encouraged them to cultivate an effective and disciplined prayer life from a young age. He observed that there would come critical seasons in their lives when their greatest need would not be material success or human assistance, but a direct answer from God.
He reminded them of the biblical injunction to “pray without ceasing,” stressing that prayer must not be dependent on emotions. “Pray when you feel like it, and pray when you do not feel like it,” he counselled, urging consistency.
Drawing lessons from Scripture, he cited figures such as Blind Bartimaeus, Peter, and David as examples of individuals whose earnest cries unto God resulted in supernatural intervention. He affirmed that one of the noblest decisions a person can make is to consciously call upon God for divine intervention through persistent and faith-filled prayer.
Elaborating on the concept of divine intervention, the Chancellor described it as the sudden movement of God into human affairs, an unexpected visitation of heaven that produces extraordinary outcomes. In his exposition, divine intervention is:
A miraculous response when human strength has been exhausted;
A demonstration of signs and wonders beyond human expectation;
A manifestation of God’s sufficiency in situations of insufficiency;
A sudden arising of God that scatters opposition;
God making a way where there appears to be no way.
In a vivid illustration, he described divine intervention as “God coming through the back door when you are expecting Him at the front door,” emphasising the unpredictability and sovereignty of God’s operations.
He also shared testimonies of individuals who experienced supernatural deliverance, including an account of a young girl rescued from a life-threatening situation through what he described as unmistakable divine intervention.
Dr Olukoya highlighted foundational truths about the character and capacity of God, affirming that:
- God never fails.
- God is a Man of war.
- God never loses a battle.
- God is the God of sudden intervention.
- God is the God of all possibilities.
- God is never late.
- God can bring something out of nothing.
- God can suspend natural laws to favour His children.
- God can be provoked into action through fervent faith and prayer.
He outlined five spiritual keys to provoking divine intervention:
- Repentance
- Violent faith
- Violent prayer
- Violent cries
- Violent praises
The message concluded with a series of prophetic prayers over the congregation, during which the Chancellor affirmed that God never rejects a sincere and broken-hearted cry.
As part of the visit, Dr Olukoya commissioned a newly completed 36-room, all-ensuite hostel facility, a significant addition to the University’s residential infrastructure aimed at enhancing student comfort and welfare. He also performed the foundation-laying ceremony for additional building projects.
The apostolic visitation stands as another landmark moment that brings refreshment to the entire University community.