AREA PRESIDENCY
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, President
Church Service
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2020. At the time of his call, he had been serving as an Area Seventy and a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area since March 2012. He served at Church headquarters as the Assistant Executive Director of the Temple Department and as the Second Counselor of the North America West Area Presidency. He is currently serving as president in the Africa West Area Presidency.
Elder Ojediran has served in several Church callings, including branch clerk, counselor in a branch presidency, branch Young Men president, branch president, ward Sunday School president, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, and counselor in a mission presidency.
Professional Life
Elder Ojediran received a bachelor’s degree in botany from the University of Ilorin in 1991. He became an associate chartered accountant in 1996 and a fellow of the institute in 2006. He received a master’s degree in business administration in 2000 and became an associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria in 2002. He is also an associate of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He began his career in an accounting firm after graduating from the university and later worked as a finance and administrative manager for three major advertising companies in Nigeria. He then worked as head of strategic planning for Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC before joining Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company as a treasury accountant. He also worked as a senior project accountant, head of budget and financial planning in Nigeria, and finance manager for gas governance in Midstream Sub-Sahara Africa. Prior to his call as a General Authority, he worked as business finance manager overseeing the non-operated portfolio of Shell.
Personal Life
Adeyinka Ayodeji Ojediran was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, on April 5, 1967. He married Olufunmilayo Omolola Akinbebije on November 14, 1998, and their marriage was sealed in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple on November 14, 2002. They are the parents of one child.
Elder Isaac K. Morrison
Church Service
Elder Isaac K. Morrison was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2022. At the time of his call, he had been serving as the president of the Ghana Cape Coast Mission. He served as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area from 2018 to 2020.
Elder Morrison has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Nigeria Port Harcourt and Nigeria Uyo Mission, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher, elders quorum president, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, Area Seventy, and mission president.
Professional Life
Elder Morrison received Higher National Diploma (HND) in Building Construction from Takoradi Technical University (TTU) in 2000 and a bachelor of science in operations and project management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2009. In 2018 he received a master of science in strategic management and leadership from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He worked for the Church in various positions since 2004, including as a Ghana MTC instructor, meetinghouse facilities manager, Accra Ghana temple facilities manager, Africa West Area operations and maintenance manager, and Africa West Area materials management manager. Prior to his call as a mission president, he had been working for the Church Africa West Area leader and member support.
Personal Life
Isaac Kofi Morrison was born in Takoradi, Ghana, on November 25, 1977. He married Hannah Nyarko in 2004. They are the parents of three children, one of whom is deceased.
Elder D. Martin Goury
Church Service
Elder D. Martin Goury was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2024 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area.
Elder Goury has served in a number of Church callings, including elders quorum president, counselor in a bishopric, branch president, bishop, and president of the Benin Cotonou Mission.
Professional Life
Elder Goury received a bachelor of science degree in teaching from CAFOP de Man in 1988 and a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from London South Bank University in 1997. He has worked as a primary school teacher, a design engineer for Flexitallic Ltd., a senior project manager and deputy project director for Cameron, a general manager of Nigeria operations for OneSubsea Services, and country operations manager for Schlumberger. Most recently, he has worked for the Church as a leader and member support coordinator.
Personal Life
Dalébé Martin Goury was born in Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire, on January 30, 1964. He married Ruth Simone Kennington in 1995. They are the parents of four children.
Elder Christian C. Chigbundu
Church Service
Elder Christian C. Chigbundu was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2026 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as president of the Nigeria Enugu Mission.
Elder Chigbundu has served in a number of Church callings, including bishop, stake president, mission president, and Area Seventy.
Professional Life
Elder Chigbundu has earned multiple degrees including a higher national diploma in accounting and finance, a postgraduate degree in international relations, an associate degree in credit and risk management, a master’s degree in marketing, and a diploma in law. He has also been a university fellow at multiple institutions, studying taxation management, transport and logistics, brand development, and accounting and finance. Elder Chigbundu worked as an audit officer from 1999 to 2000 and as an audit manager from 2000 to 2002. He went on to work as a country general manager for C&I Leasing from 2002 to 2013. Since 2013 he has worked as a managing director for Coscharis Mobility Ltd. He has also worked as a board member for the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria since 2014 and as a board member of Afro-Lease since 2016.
Personal Life
Christian Chiemezuolam Chigbundu was born in Ahiaba Okpuala, Nigeria, on November 12, 1974. He married Felicia Mgbeodi Ugbor in 2002. They are the parents of five children.
AREA SEVENTY
General Authority Seventies have the authority to serve anywhere in the world. Other Seventies are called Area Seventies, and their authority is generally limited to the area where they serve.
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