[4] Olubunmi Adeyinka Akinlade was born on July 16, 1967, in Ibadan as the fourth and last child of the Rev.
He hails from Osogbo town in Olorunda Local Government area of Osun State.
His great grandfather released a portion of his land to the missionaries to settle in when they arrived Osogbo in 1900.
The church established on the land is today the Cathedral of Osun Diocese (Anglican Communion).
After his service year, he joined Management Assistance Services Limited in 1989 as a Systems Analyst and rose to the position of General Manager before leaving in 1995 to start his private consulting firm, POS Shop Ltd.[5] On the sixth day of August 1994, he married Nkechi Valentina Jibunoh, an English graduate who also holds a Master’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos and also a Chartered Secretary ACIS.
Akinola the then vicar of St. Peter's Anglican church Faji Lagos informed his home bishop, Bishop Fagbemi of Osun Diocese, that he has discovered a member of his congregation whom he is confident has a call over his life.
Baba Fagbemi sent him to the Immanuel College in Ibadan from 1997 to 2001 for the TMM Course where he obtained a Diploma in Theology.
The Diocesan Camp has also been given a major facelift with new hostels constructed to provide additional accommodation.
Needless to say, this application has been extensively utilized during synods in the diocese of Lagos over the years and continues to be used now.
Olubunmi A. Akinlade has been a member of the DIVCCON planning committee since its inception, assisting Bishop Odubogun.
He now participates on the steering committee as a bishop and works closely with Archbishop Adeleye (Baba DIVCCON).
In 2020, he was invited by the Primate to oversee the computerization of the accounts of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
Based on his expertise as a parish priest and bishop using church administration software, he vetted the proposal of the company that had already been shortlisted by the then treasurer and provided them with further insight into what they needed to do to customize their application to meet the demands of CON.