by Azeez Adeniyi

One of Africa’s most prominent media figures, Mo Abudu has said Africa has incredible talent that the World is yet to see.

Abudu who is the CEO of Ebonylife Television and EbonyLife Films said this in an interview with CNN’s ‘Africa voices’.

Explaining her foray into the media, she said, “I wanted to be known for something. I wanted to do something that would change the world, but I just couldn’t figure out what it would be.”

Abudu said at different times, she wanted to be many things while growing up.

“At one point I wanted to dance, I wanted to be a model, I wanted to write. It’s interesting that I’m doing what I’m doing now, because you go all the way around in life doing different things, until you finally get to a point where you know you have found that thing that God wants you to do,” she said.

She also explained the differences between serving as a host of a show and owning a media outfit.

She said, “The hardest part about the work of what we do is that sometimes people don’t see the vision the way you see the vision. I know I have a responsibility to share the vision and communicate it for them to see it so they can buy into it.”

She added that Africa has talents that the world needs to see.

“We’ve got incredible talent here and the world needs to know. That’s why it’s important for us to ensure that EbonyLife Television as a platform can sit in a global space because the world must respect us, they must see us and must understand who we are as Africans. Especially this generation… There are so many stories that we have not told in Africa that I think that we can share with the world.”

Azeez