Born into a polygamous family of eight children, on November 11 1962 to Elder Joseph Olufadeju Adejubee and Beatrice Jolayemi Adejubee, his mother was the second wife bother parents from Ilesa in Osun state. Both parents were traders and members of an indigenous Apostolic church.

The young boy also called Sunday by his family and friends attended many schools in the course of the movement of his parents from the North when the civil war broke out in 1967.
Young Sunday Ola attended Iwara primary School near Ifewara, but was moved to Ado-Odo in Ogun state where he completed his primary education in Methodist Primary School, before moving to Alamuwa Grammar School for his West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1981.
Ola worked as a production clerk at Food Specialities Nig. Ltd. Agbara-Ogun state.
(Now Nestle Foods Plc) from 1981-1983.
He also attended Baptist High School Iwo from 1983-1985 for his Higher School Certificate (HSC).
He gained admission into the University of Lagos Akoka for his first degree in Psychology with Second class upper division in 1988.
In continuation of his desire to be well educated, he attended University of Jos from 1989-91 where he obtained an M Sc in Organisational Psychology.

Pst Ola went further to acquire another M A in Christian Leadership from West Africa Theological Seminary Lagos.
Pst Ola is a certified Leadership expert, a John Maxwell Team (JMT) member,
He is also a certified Center For Management Development (CMD) management expert among others.
He attended RCBC and obtained a PGD in Theology and another PGD in Journalism.