Mo Abudu makes world top 100 visionaries list

The Business Insider, a United States-based magazine, has listed Mo Abudu, CEO and Chairperson of EbonyLife TV, among the top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world.
This is even as Ebonylife TV is set to premiere a new high octane political drama, The Governor, with its series premiere airing Thursday, July 7.
The inaugural edition of Business Insider 100: The Creators celebrates many of the inspiring people and success stories around the globe.
Mo Abudu is number 56 according to the list which includes the CEOs of Alibaba, IKEA, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google and Starbucks, with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg topping the list.
She is the only African who made the list. Her position on the list is ahead of the CEOs of global institutions such as Snapchat, LinkedIn, Spotify, Zara and Uber, among others.
“This is a big moment for the entire EbonyLife TV team. Our goal remains to tell African stories, and we do that by annually producing over 1,000 hours of premium, original and home-grown entertainment programming content. From Talk, Entertainment, Reality, Comedy, Drama, Lifestyle and Factual, the channel boasts exclusive ownership of 90 per cent of the content,” said Abudu.
The list was compiled by a team of analysts who assessed companies from around the world, both public and private, across many industries. Consideration was placed not only on what these leaders have created, but how. The panel consulted a variety of databases, including Glassdoor, to gauge employee sentiment and Wealth-X to chart noteworthy philanthropic missions.
This honour comes as EbonyLife TV moves into its third year as the channel of choice in the entertainment category with the expansion of its operations to more Nigerian cities, including Abuja, Lagos and Calabar. The channel now distributes to 49 African countries, including South Africa and Southern African countries.
The Governor is the riveting tale of Angela Ochello, the deputy governor of Savannah State, who, with no governorship ambition, finds herself suddenly entangled in a web of political intrigues after the untimely death of the governor.
As audiences embark on this journey with Angela, they see how, with the help of her trusted Chief of Staff, she learns how to snake through the shark-infested waters of politics while balancing the demands of her matrimonial home.
The Governor is set in Savannah, a coastal state in West Africa established in 1964 and extremely rich in iron ore. Known for its widely-spaced grassland with temperate weather conditions and unique tourist attractions, Savannah has a population of 15 million people, majority of them fishermen and farmers. The rich cultural diversity and political awareness of the people make it one of the most politically-active states in the country.
The movie will take constituents and citizens alike through the shadowy often gruesome corridors of power and promises to be packed with lots of intrigue, drama and sometimes humour. Can Angela stand up to her rivals and assume her place as the governor? Will the fear of losing her husband cause her to forfeit this opportunity?
Written by Yinka Ogun, Debo Oluwatuminu and Tunde Babalola, and directed by Ema Edosio, the lead character Angela Ochello is played by British-Nigerian actress, Caroline Chikezie (Aeon Flux, BBC’s Casualty, Channel 4’s As If). The cast includes Bimbo Manuel, Baaj Adebule, Kachi Nnochiri and Simi Adejumo. The 13-episode series will air Thursdays exclusively on EbonyLife TV (DSTV Channel 165).