Yetty Adeyeye wrote:
I met Veteran Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa in 2009 at National
theater. I was shocked when he drove in a very old Mercedes Benz car, i
checked him out, he looked unkept and my mind traveled back to growing
up. Seeing him on television then was always good, he displayed his God
given talent like his life depended on it and he interpreted every role
like he was born with it. He was one of the actors that paved ways to
today's Nollywood. Why was i surprised he drove in that car? Why was i
surprised he looked broke? I was shocked because i wasn't expecting
someone like him could be broke or look that bad, he entertained
Nigerians , he had fame but not money. He couldn't take care of himself
when his sickness started. Acting wasn't fair to him or should i say
life. Its very sad, i remember reading somewhere that he didn't have
money to feed on, Elebuwa doesn't have money to feed on? how? what
happened? is acting not paying off? what was he spending his money on? i
don't want to believe they didn't pay him for all his roles in movies.
So many questions and i couldn't fathom why all the things happened to
him.
Someone told me and i read somewhere that they don't make money
from movies, i find this very hard to believe, why do people run into
movie industry then? big expensive cars, houses, money is displayed this
day by our actresses and actors and you tell me there's no money in
acting? Some of our actors(especially the actresses) who hasn't
featured in more than 10 films rides a car of 10million, buy houses of
20million and their lifestyle is very loud. i am so bitter at our
leaders, must our good actors die like rats? must they beg for money?
Must they turn to objects of pity? so if an actor cannot be a gigolo and
actress can't be a prostitute, they are not entitled to a good life?
Elebuwa,
who died in India, had been battling the effects of a stroke for
sometime and undergone treatment at some hospitals in Nigeria before he
was moved to India. The illness had kept him bedridden for sometime(He
had no money for treatment).
Elebuwa was well known for the role he
played as Andrew in a campaign by the Federal Government in the 80s to
discourage Nigerians from fleeing the country.
Pete Eneh died recently, he wasn't able to take care of his infected leg and it resulted into amputation and he later died.
I
saw a broadcast message on blackberry messenger asking people to help
Dento because he was sick and he needed two hundred and fifty thousand
naira, i was very sad and i thought why would Dento be looking for that
small amount of money to keep him alive. he died eventually and many
others too.
Other Nollywood personalities who have died in the last
few months include Sam Loco Efe, Geraldine Ekeocha, Ahmed Alasari, Akin
Ogungbe, Ashley Nwosu, Dento, Taiwo Bello and Pete Eneh. they died due
to lack of money or accident (bad roads) that led to their untimely
death. These men are known locally and internationally but they have
nothing to show for being famous. Their impact on the society was more
than that of our president or governors.
I pray and implore our
government to step into this matter. These people need not to lobby for
money or contracts, they have worked tirelessly to oil our nation. So
they are not meant to die like chickens because of inadequate attention
given to them by our leaders.
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