26/05/2021
Mo Abudu, an entrepreneur with a predilection for television, launched EbonyLife TV, Africa's first global black entertainment and lifestyle network, in 2013. Her primary goal for the channel was to create a more positive narrative around Africa. In her quest to change global perceptions about Africa, Abudu took the plunge into filmmaking with the creation of EbonyLife Films in 2014.
She executive produced Fifty, directed by Biyi Bandele, produced by Tope Oshin Ogun
In 2016, Abudu co-executive produced The Wedding Party, directed by Kemi Adetiba
In 2017, Abudu co-executive produced The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai, directed by Niyi Akinmolayan.
In 2017, Abudu executive produced The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, directed by Ishaya Bako
In 2018, Abudu executive produced Chief Daddy, directed by Niyi Akinmolayan
Abudu executive produced the new film Oloture, a feature film about a young, naive, female journalist goes undercover to expose the shady business of human trafficking in Nigeria and encounters a brutal underworld. The film was directed by Kenneth Gyang
Abudu began her career in the UK as a recruitment consultant in 1987 and went on to work for the Starform Group and ExxonMobil (Nigeria) as head of Human Resources and Training. She left in 2000 to establish Vic Lawrence & Associates Limited, a specialist human resources development company. While running VLA, Abudu developed an executive training center at the Protea Hotel in Oakwood Park, Lagos.
Abudu attended Ridgeway School, Mid Kent College, and West Kent College. She earned her MA in Human Resources Development from the University of Westminster in London. Abudu has two children: a daughter Temidayo, who is a film and TV producer, and a son Adekoyejo, who is a budding art consultant.