EXHIBIT 99.1

                      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
                  OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Steven A. Schumm, the Chief Administrative Officer of Enstar
Income/Growth Program Five-A, L.P. (the "Partnership") in compliance with 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:

      -     fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      -     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

                                              /s/  Steven A. Schumm
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                                              Steven A. Schumm
                                              Chief Administrative Officer
                                              April 17, 2003