Mo Abudu’s Great Exploits at 59

Time, despite running outside the control of humanity, furnishes us with a method to measure the quality of our lives. Applied to brilliant individuals such as Mosunmola Abudu (alias Mo Abudu), the usually rampaging rivers of time seem to have favourites, granting some people leniency and allowing them to achieve so much in so little time. Abudu is one such person, one with a tower of achievements at only 59.

Nigeria has many talents and geniuses, some bigger than others with respect to personal attainments. Abudu overshadows many of these individuals, dominating in diligence and exploits since she stepped onto the scene. With a mind brighter than daylight and vaster than a nebulous sea of stars, Abudu’s journey from an ordinary woman from Ondo, Nigeria, to an accomplished media mogul and philanthropist is positively the stuff of legend.

A laid-back person for sure, Abudu has been described as one of the most innovative minds to ever emerge from Nigeria. With her contributions to the global media space, particularly as the founder of EbonyLife TV and the many film productions that she has laboured to produce, it is no surprise that she is still considered one of Africa’s most successful women, as well as a leading luminary in global television.

Although Abudu has achieved hegemony in media, it is possible that she would have been able to cause waves in the many other industries that have glimpsed her presence. Human resource management comes to mind, especially with the way Abudu is able to make friends far and wide, forming profitable partnerships with the global giants of media.

For Abudu who is now 59 years old, life has been and remains very colourful. Given her character and ambition, the coming years will be even more brilliant, reaching up to the level of the progenitors of coloured television in the old days.