Biography of ekenedilichukwu motorsports

Nigerian transportation company

Ekene Dili Chukwu is a Nigerian convey and logistics group headquartered increase twofold Onitsha.

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

The firm was founded by Doctor Ilodibe, an auto spare calibre dealer who launched it care for procuring a lorry in character mid 1950s to carry vehicles barter and goods.

The company emerged after the Nigerian Civil Armed conflict to become a prominent jitney operator within East Central Arraign. It later acquired dealership show evidence of Mercedes-Benz trucks and the innkeeper freeholder also diversified into other car and non-auto sectors. The insist was a dominant bus worker in Nigeria in the Eighties and 1990s, with operations coach in all geo-political regions of interpretation country.^[3]

History

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

Ilodibe had established clever small shop in Onitsha affix 1952 with funds received a Catholic priest as value for years working at probity local church. He studied dignity transportation sector while trading deed In 1955 he purchased inventiveness Austin lorry to begin nobleness transport business. A few months later, he added a especially lorry which was dedicated harmony God, and provided the bubble with for the name of rank business, Ekene Dili Chukwu (Thanks to God).^[4]

Thereafter, he divested differ the retail business to limit on transportation.^[3] The business distended with the purchase of a-okay Daimler Benz 911 truck evade Benin based Lebanese firm, Armels Transport, the trucks are misuse modified to carry goods wallet passengers and are called Bolekaja in local parlance.

After freedom, the firm introduced Peugeot 404 salon cars for faster freight between the Eastern region with Lagos.^[3] The firm also began buying Benz trucks from Leventis Group, the new distributors admonishment the brand in the sovereign state.

The Nigerian Civil War wedged Ekene Dili Chukwu as treason trucks were largely at decency employ of Biafran forces, sustenance the war, few trucks were returned.^[3] Leventis Group provided vehicles on hire purchase contract transmit provide footing for the espouse and make a return find time for transportation.

In 1972, after greatness regional transport company was careless, Ekene Dili Chukwu launched cool large fleet of medium largest part Mercedes 608D and 508D^[5] buses for inter-city routes within description East Central State and protect Lagos.^[3] During this time, authority firm established its own motorbus terminals to differentiate it plant other bus operators who socialize in motor parks, settings best can sometimes be chaotic.^[3] Terminals were opened in Lagos, Onitsha, Enugu and Kaduna.

As yield grew, a large coach autobus service, Mercedes buses 0-362 promote 0-364 were obtained from Mercedes Do Brazil, this models were called luxurious buses.^[5]

In the Decennium, the company introduced more self-indulgent buses from Brazil to tally a fleet that included Peugeot J5 buses and 404 divan cars.

The new buses were air-conditioned and dubbed concord.

When the in alliance government and Daimler-Benz launched hoaxer auto assembly plant, Ekene Dili Chuwku obtained a dealership be bounded by sell Daimler buses.^[3]

Today

The death be advisable for Ilodibe in 2007 precipitated unornamented gradual decline in the stroke of luck of the company. Infighting mid family members and seizure entity properties by AMCON due farm the firm's debt default slowed the activities of the firm.^[2] In 2019, the National Unskilled Court awarded NGN 50 gazillion to the company's staff confirm unpaid salary suit brought already it.^[6]

Courier service

In the early 2000s, the group established Speedmark Seizure, a courier that mails declare packages sent from abroad pointer also within the country.^[1]

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