The business mogul, Augustine Ilobide is dead. It is in dead a great loss to the Anambra state and Nigeria as well.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE, AMEN

Ezinwannem:

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE, AMEN

Amen.

The industrous people that built the Nigerian economy and kept it running are all dying.

The younger generation that would take over from them have all fled the country and are abroad listening to Radio Biafra. Screaming Nigeria is bad, Nigeria is bad Which way Motherland?

This is a heavy blow to Anambra state indeed, we used to be neighbors at GRA Onitsha. He will be greatly missed.

EKENE NDI UWAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE

As a child, Ekene dili chukwu transport was a household name in the transport industry.

Indeed a great Iroko tree has fallen.

Bible si anyi ye Ekene in every situation. So Ekene dili chukwu indeed. It was a life well spent.


may his soul rest in peace.

he was indeed a great man, saw him in 97 and 98 wen he attended my gradparents burial, more so, i just spoke 2 one of his grandkids 3 days ago, I hope his legacy will continue

OMG


RIP

I hope his legacy does not die with him.

He was a great Man, committed to the economic growth of Nigeria, May God give comfort to his family and may God give him eternal rest

He did not call government to buy trucks for him. He did not let Obasanjo's presence make him abandon his business to resort to complaining. The man worked hard all his life. Employed people, put food on their table while making his own profits, paying his taxes and contributing to the country's GDP.

This is a true patriot. A real businessman. I really pray there is someone to take his place.

Heaven open thy pearly gates,
take a soul that has its dues paid.
EkeneDiliChukwu, one truly great!

This was one man that changed the face of transportation in Nigeria. If not for his likes, perhaps we would still be travelling inside "bolekajas" (iroko coasters). A hard working man that took road transportation to great heights. All nigerians will surely miss this great son of Africa. I pray the Lord would grant his soul a deserving rest.

May his soul rest in peace but still on still the nation still remains and it will keep moving. Peace

At what age did he died?

imagine i forgot to ask that question at what age did he died

Ekakne Dili Chukwu was realy a pioneer transporter and one of the people who built Nigeria.
He started the same time when my father built Charity Transport Service. They were great friends.
The transporters of those days built Nigeria.
Charity Transport Service
Oshinowo Transport
Benson Transport
Ekene Dili Chukwu
they did all the work carving roads and building bridges before the soldier boys and their cronies came to wreck Nigeria.
May the souls of those great pioneers rest in perfect peace.
Those were men who made money the right way, They worked for it.

Ekene Dili Chukwu was realy a pioneer transporter and one of the people who built Nigeria.
He started the same time when my father built Charity Transport Service. They were great friends.
The transporters of those days built Nigeria.
Charity Transport Service
Oshinowo Transport
Benson Transport
Ekene Dili Chukwu
they did all the work carving roads and building bridges before the soldier boys and their cronies came to wreck Nigeria.
May the souls of those great pioneers rest in perfect peace.
Those were men who made money the right way, They worked for it.

Daily Champion of July 4, 2007 reported that Ekene Dili Chukwu died at 74+, would have been 75 on December 18, 2007.

yes, he died at 74, excately da same age my granny died in which he was present. (10 yrs ago) wen he was 64

Again, ma his soul rest in peace, amen

HMM he is 74 that is he did 4 years of over time i think he should go and rest he has tried. No man lives forever. for it is appointed unto man a time to born and a time to die.

74 is not bad for one to get rest, may his soul rest in peace

How sad, I don't know the man, but his daughter here in CHitown is not doing all that great. WIll have to call friends and see how she is holding up.

Ekene Dili Chukwu epitomised for people like me diligence,enterprise,fortitude!As a kid i marvalled as his business was run and expanded
exponentially.Was a true Igbo son firstly and a patriot foremost.
My thoughts are with his family at this trying moments and may God give him eternal rest,Ameen

pally LEWA, where you been dey now, he be like say CHITOWN weather don carry you go enjoy. lol

Omo jus got back from Naija~gotta enjoy this summer,last year was at home!Wetin dey?Wld be in Chi-town hopefuly month end,
operating out of ATL and Washington for now!How dem mamacitasLOL

Chi, I sure say you nova go see my calabar babes for naija, well welcome back my friend, How ATL now? I might come there next month continental style. keep in touch.

Bankole01:

Ekene Dili Chukwu was realy a pioneer transporter and one of the people who built Nigeria.
He started the same time when my father built Charity Transport Service. They were great friends.
The transporters of those days built Nigeria.
Charity Transport Service
Oshinowo Transport
Benson Transport
Ekene Dili Chukwu
they did all the work carving roads and building bridges before the soldier boys and their cronies came to wreck Nigeria.
May the souls of those great pioneers rest in perfect peace.
Those were men who made money the right way, They worked for it.

Chei!! How you take remember all those old transport companies? Na wa for you o! How old you be sef? Oya, pssst! Talk quick before other people enter here!

one of the greatest asset has move on,

Wow! What a loss!
May The Almighty grant him joyful activity in the beyond.

, as a child then, growing up in Enugu, Ekene Dili Chukwu or SSS (Slow, Steady and Safe) as we started calling it, was a household name. Whenever we see big buses, we start shouting the name. He pioneered the nigerian road transport system and remained so steadfast in the business even when many others who came after him left the scene due to harsh economic realities.

May God Bless this Nigerian's Soul!

A true definition of a patriot because he could have over inflated his fares and gone out of business with a legitimate excuse like other people do claiming naija is too difficult to run a business.
A true son of the Nigerian soil, stayed out of politics for the most part, and a good example of an optimist without punishing the people, an example for the next generation to learn from, a believer in Nigeria as a whole, and the list goes on. May his soul rest in peace.

He's 74 and he has kids who are my age mates, RIP!

May the soul of this great Igbo son rest in perfect deserving peace, he was an inspiration to all of us, we will all miss him.