Media mogul and EbonyLife CEO, Mosunmola Mo Abudu, has spoken about her views on respect, business and relationships, revealing why she does not want younger people to address her by her first name.

Abudu made this known during a conversation with Toke Makinwa on Toke Moments, where she described herself as “very traditional” and attributed her views on respect to how she was raised by her grandmother in Ondo.

When Makinwa asked if she expected people to call her “Aunty,” Mo Abudu explained that she was not comfortable with younger people casually using her first name.

“I am very traditional. I was brought up in Ondo by my grandmother. You can’t be calling me by my first name anyhow. I won’t take it!” she said.

Tribune Online reports that a trainee at UBA’s graduate management accelerated programme graduation ceremony was stopped mid-greeting by Group Chairman Tony Elumelu after she addressed him simply by his first name, ‘Tony’.

In a video from the event, the trainee was heard saying, “Good morning Tony” while addressing the businessman. Elumelu, however, expressed displeasure over the development and corrected the graduate trainee to either address him as Mr Elumelu or TOE. (Nigerian Tribune)