August 15, (THEWILL) –Â No doubt, whatever chord once joined movie producer and boss of EbonyLife and Films, Mosunmola Abudu and a sitting South-West governor, have been severed, at least for now. This much was reiterated at a recent high profile party in Lagos that had very important personalities in the business, political and corporate sectors in attendance.
At the party, the movie producer took a chance and approached the table where the governor was seated to exchange pleasantries. It was also about the same time, a serving minister walked up to the same governor to also exchange pleasantries with him. The governor must have thanked his stars that the minister approached his table, which enabled him to avoid an awkward moment with Mo, as she is fondly called. He quickly reached out to the minister for a handshake barely acknowledging the greeting from Mo whom he gave a quick thumbs up before she scurried back to her seat.
At the height of their relationship, the governor was a recurring decimal at events and parties hosted by Mo. He was always given preferential treatment at such events. But after an expose on her by those gunning to tear down her reputation, alleging that she is guilty of committing several infractions with two governors (a former and a serving one) for contracts and outright refusal to execute the contracts, even after collecting money for their executions etc, this sitting governor decided to keep her at an arm’s length. The last known event the governor attended with her in attendance was at a fashion, music and food festival late last year. The governor was compelled to be there with his wife because the event which was a brainchild of Mo was in collaboration with the state government. Besides, the deal had been signed and sealed long before the expose. Attempts by the mother of two and grandmother of one to play co-host with the governor at the event backfired as she was promptly prevented from getting anywhere near him. That turned out to be the beginning of the end of their relationship.
Similarly, about two months ago, the movie producer hosted a cross section of public figures to the premiere of her Netflix movie, Blood Sisters. Conspicuously missing from the crowd of guests was the governor. Although the premiere turned out to be a success, were he to be there, his presence perhaps would have given the premiere a bigger boost.
