Moyosore Lawore 
The former Managing Director of TVC Communication and host of Your View, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has revealed how she struggled with depression during her time on the show.
Speaking in a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Afolabi-Brown said her 12-year stint as anchor of the flagship morning programme was overshadowed by controversies and personal challenges that took a toll on her mental health.
The 45-year-old Television presenter disclosed that at the peak of her struggles, she sank into depression so severe that she once contemplated suicide.
“I was depressed. It got so bad that I thought I was suicidal. I just left everything. I remember just walking on the express, hoping a car would hit me. It was that bad,” she recounted.
Amid the conversation, she revealed that by the 10th anniversary of the show, she had resolved to move on.
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“It was when we were 10 years old that I knew it was time to go to the next thing. I’ve been harbouring that thought for a while, but I just didn’t know to what or to wear, you know. But I think last year, I got that light bulb moment,” she said.
She also recalled being dismissed from TVC over political tensions, a case later clarified by President Bola Tinubu.
“People now call Asiwaju, ‘do you know whose child was sacked?’
“He said, ‘I’m not aware.’
“He said, ‘This is the Alao Aka-Bashorun’s daughter.’ That’s when he knew it was me,” she narrated
The broadcaster also admitted that her early criticisms of former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, stemmed from a limited understanding.
“It was because I did not know him. After I made that comment, people called me and said, ‘Morayo, do you realise that when he was governor, he actually served us?’ So that was him. I said, ‘Oh, I did not know.’ ” she said
She also revisited the controversy that erupted after an on-air discussion was misinterpreted as her labelling her husband a pedophile.
She said it took the intervention of the First Lady for her to reconcile with her husband, leading to a public apology.
New Telegraph reports that her departure from Your View brought an end to her 12-year tenure on the programme.
