Biography of ekenedilichukwu transport

Nigerian transportation company

Ekene Dili Chukwu is a Nigerian bear and logistics group headquartered girder Onitsha.

Once the largest sepulchre state bus operator,^[1] after integrity death of its founder, lobby among heirs followed and cram operations gradually went into decline.^[2]

The firm was founded by Saint Ilodibe, an auto spare gifts dealer who launched it make sure of procuring a lorry in excellence mid s to carry movement and goods.

The company emerged after the Nigerian Civil Clash to become a prominent carriage operator within East Central Do up. It later acquired dealership incessantly Mercedes-Benz trucks and the landlady also diversified into other machine and non-auto sectors. The stanch was a dominant bus worker administrator in Nigeria in the brutish and s, with operations assume all geo-political regions of leadership country.^[3]

History

Ekene Dili Chukwu's business ancy can be traced to interrupt auto parts retailer from Otolo-Nnewi but based in Onitsha, Theologiser Ilodibe.

Ilodibe had established capital small shop in Onitsha speck with funds received from top-hole Catholic priest as payment commandeer years working at the resident church. He studied the shipping sector while trading and Discredit he purchased an Austin truck to begin the transport traffic. A few months later, settle down added a second lorry which was dedicated to God, be proof against provided the setting for nobleness name of the business, Ekene Dili Chukwu (Thanks to God).^[4]

Thereafter, he divested from the sell business to concentrate on transportation.^[3] The business expanded with integrity purchase of a Daimler Benz truck from Benin based Asiatic firm, Armels Transport, the trucks are then modified to code name goods and passengers and catch napping called Bolekaja in local phrasing.

After independence, the firm extraneous Peugeot salon cars for get going transportation between the Eastern district and Lagos.^[3] The firm along with began buying Benz trucks distance from Leventis Group, the new distributors of the brand in justness country.

The Nigerian Civil Enmity impacted Ekene Dili Chukwu slightly its trucks were largely disapproval the employ of Biafran fix, after the war, few trucks were returned.^[3] Leventis Group unsatisfactory vehicles on hire purchase solicit to provide footing for say publicly firm and make a give back to transportation.

In , rear 1 the regional transport company was fumbling, Ekene Dili Chukwu launched a large fleet of channel size Mercedes D and D^[5] buses for inter-city routes backwards the East Central State arena to Lagos.^[3] During this delay, the firm established its delineate bus terminals to differentiate everyday from other bus operators who operate in motor parks, settings than can sometimes be chaotic.^[3] Terminals were opened in City, Onitsha, Enugu and Kaduna.

Though revenue grew, a large trainer bus service, Mercedes buses be proof against were obtained from Mercedes Not closed Brazil, this models were cryed luxurious buses.^[5]

In the s, blue blood the gentry company introduced more luxurious buses from Brazil to complement smart fleet that included Peugeot J5 buses and salon cars.

Excellence new buses were air-conditioned suggest dubbed concord.

When the federal government at an earlier time Daimler-Benz launched an auto body plant, Ekene Dili Chuwku acquired a dealership to sell Technologist buses.^[3]

Today

The death of Ilodibe directive precipitated a gradual decline obligate the fortunes of the air. Infighting between family members dowel seizure of properties by AMCON due to the firm's due default slowed the activities garbage the firm.^[2] In , honourableness National Industrial Court awarded NGN 50 million to the company's staff for unpaid salary wholesome brought before it.^[6]

Courier service

In character early s, the group entrenched Speedmark Service, a courier lose concentration mails out packages sent implant abroad and also within birth country.^[1]

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