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Abudu was born in the United Kingdom. At age
seven, her family relocated to Lagos, where she
was sent to stay with her grandparents at their
cocoa farm in Ondo State , to learn about Nigerian
culture. At age 11, she attended Fiwasaye Girls
Grammar School. At 12, shortly after her father
died, Abudu returned to the UK and attended
Hammersmith County Secondary School before
moving to the Ridgeway School in Kent where
she lived with her guardian in Tunbridge Wells.
From there, she went to West Kent College and
MidKent College . She has a master's degree in HR
Management from the University of Westmin-
ster , London. Abudu is a member of the British
Psychological Society, and is qualified in occupa-
tional and personality testing
Abudu started off her career in the UK as a re-
cruitment consultant in 1987, becoming a branch
manager. She went on to work for the Starform
Group, managing the Corporate Credit Manage-
ment Exhibition from 1990 to 1992. In 1993 she
joined Arthur Andersen for Esso Exploration &
Production Nigeria Limited (now ExxonMobil) to
head their Human Resources and Training unit.