Playwright and CEO of Roverman Productions, Uncle Ebo Whyte, has revealed that his first job after being wrongfully dismissed came through someone who was once his junior in secondary school.
Speaking on The Career Trail programme on Joy Learning TV and Joy News, Uncle Ebo said the dismissal left him at home for a year and a half with no income to support his family. Despite the hardship, he recounted how he and his household never lacked food.
“It looked like somebody had put a camera into our kitchen. Anytime we were running out of food, we would wake up to find rice, oil, and other items left at the door,” he recalled.
Sharing one memorable experience, he said:
“I remember praying to God for chicken for Christmas, but instead, we woke up to find the biggest white sheep tied to a tree in our compound. That was the only time my family had sheep for Christmas.”
According to him, his first breakthrough came when his former junior in secondary school secured an accounting contract and asked him to supervise it.
“Though he struggled to offer me the role because I was once his school prefect, I accepted it with humility because I needed the job. That was my first job after being fired,” Uncle Ebo noted.
He further revealed how Mr. K.T. Dadzie and his wife, Gifty Affenyi Dadzie, later employed him at First African Group Limited despite his past dismissal history.
“I told Mr. Dadzie my case was still in court and promised to resign if found guilty. He simply said, ‘Okay.’ That was it. They trusted me, and I really enjoyed working with them,” he said.
Uncle Ebo also recounted his transformative experience as General Manager at Kinapharma under Mr. Kofi Nsiah-Poku and his wife, Florence.
“Working with Kofi Nsiah is the reason I can run my own business today. I had front-row seats to how he operated, and I learned a lot about running a business in Ghana. Even today, he still treats me like a brother,” he added.
Reflecting on his journey, he expressed deep gratitude to those who gave him opportunities when society had written him off.
“So, I owe those people a lot,” he said.
Source: Irene Adubea Aning
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