The Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Mike Omeri, on Wednesday described veteran Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, 65, who died in a protracted illness, as a rare breed actor.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Omeri, Mr Paul Odenyi, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the death came at a time when his sense of patriotism and wealth of experience was most needed to guide younger Nollywood operatives.
The work of “Andrew Checking Out” protagonist, he said, would continue to inspire patriotism and contribute to re-orientating Nigerians to always do the right thing.
Omeri recalled that he visited the actor in the hospital in Abuja to wish him speedy recovery.
Though NOA family wished Elebuwa had survived the illness, but it took solace in the lasting legacy of patriotism he left behind.
He urged the family of the late actor to find comfort in his legacies and prayed God to grant them and all Nigerians the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.
Elebuwa, who hailed from Upkane in Otagunu Local Government of Delta died in an Indian hospital.
He started his acting career in 1967 and the first soap opera he did was “Mirror in the Sun''.
He also featured as a police officer in the “Village Headmaster'' and his first movie which was on celluloid, “‘Dinner with the Devil’ produced by Sanya Dosumu, in 1974.
He also had a stint 'with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), where he served as a producer and director.
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