Mo Abudu Gets UK Appointment
The United Kingdom has appointed media mogul and Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife Group, Mo Abudu, as Creatives Champion for the upcoming UK-African Investment Summit which will hold in April 2024.
The announcement was made by the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, during the creative industries event at the residence of the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos on August 1, 2023, according to a statement issued by the UK government.
Cleverly is currently visiting Nigeria as part of his three-country Africa tour that also includes Ghana and Zambia.
“As part of the UK-African Investment Summit, a first-of-its-kind UK-Nigeria creatives side event will be held in London, to promote and project the creatives sector in Nigeria and other African countries and UK-African collaboration in this field,” the statement read.
Reacting to her appointment, Abudu said, “I am humbled and deeply honoured, as I accept the prestigious position as Creatives Champion for the UK-African Investment Summit 2024. This recognition fills my heart with immense joy and gratitude, knowing that our collective dedication to the creative industries has been acknowledged by the UK government.”
She further said that there is much work “to be done to move the creatives sector forward and there is no better time to start than now. I look forward to meeting with the various stakeholders in our sector across the continent, forging connections, and building bridges that will foster collaboration, innovation, and transformative progress in the creatives domain.”
