Veteran Nollywoood actor, Patrick Doyle, has recounted how he benefited from the good relationship he shared with his late senior colleague and friend, Enebeli Elebuwa who passed 13-years-ago.
According to him, though the late Enebeli was 13 years older than he was, they became good friends and colleagues.
“It was even said that we looked alike, something I used to hotly dispute as I didn’t parade a full beard at the time. However, now that I keep a beard like he did in his lifetime, I kind of get it,” Mr Doyle said.
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Enebeli Elebuwa was a good 13 years older than me, but we got on as good friends and colleagues. It was even said that we looked alike, something I used to hotly dispute as I didn’t parade a full beard at the time. However, now that I keep a beard like he did in his lifetime, I kind of get it.
Well, 13 years after my senior colleague’s passing he blessed me with favour from beyond the grave.
I was on my way to a film shoot location in the Lekki area and had stopped over at the Mega Chicken outlet to grab a few snacks. As usual the outlet was brimming with customers as I awaited my turn to be served. I made my order of a sardine sandwich and a malt drink from the stupendous array of mouth watering delicacies on display. That’s the thing about Mega Chicken the food is top notch and the menu is expansive, so each time I go into an outlet I have to steel myself not to get carried away and over order.
As I was about to pay an elderly gentleman approached me and said , “Hi, Andrew, I see you haven’t checked out yet ” I immediately knew what was at play here, the gentleman had mistaken me for Enebeli Elebuwa of the “Andrew Checking Out” fame. I proceeded to politely tell him I wasn’t who he thought I was and how honoured I was to be mistaken for my late great senior colleague. I then informed him that “Andrew” passed on over a decade ago, news to which he expressed his shock albeit 13 years later. I then introduced myself and he responded that he indeed was familiar with my name and reputation.
At this point I had gotten to the payment till and was about to pay when my new friend told the lady at the till to issue a voucher of N100,000 for me to purchase food at Mega Chicken. I was taken aback by this and had to ask “Sir, who are you,” he then introduced himself as Chief Timothy Olubisi Ayenuyo the CEO of Mega Chicken, such a gracious and modest gentle man. It turned out that he was from Ikale in Ondo State , I had to ask him out of curiosity and when I told him I was Itsekiri, he said no wonder we gelled. Ikales, Ilajes and Itsekiris all speak similar peculiar dialects of the Yoruba language and have close cultural affinity.
Can you all now see how by senior friend and colleague the late great Enebeli Elebuwa blessed me from beyond the grave 13 years after his passing . Sleep well my friend and senior colleague.
