RAYMOND OZOJI reports
Tipper Drivers in Anambra State have officially declared their stand in the forthcoming November 8th governorship election.
They said they have unanimously tipped Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo for a second term in office because his government helped them to reduce cost of maintaining their trucks following the good network of roads they plied on daily basis since the advent of his administration.
The Tipper operators who spoke to HEADLINE NEWS through their constituted authorities noted that their trucks seldom fell down because of the zero pothole policy of the state government as they no longer encountered death-traps in the form of potholes while using the roads.
They also concurred that Soludo's regime has abolished all forms of outrageous and obnoxious multiple taxes imposed on them by non-state actors thereby making it very easy for them to pay directly into government coffers.
The President of Tipper Association in Anambra, Nze Prince Augustine Akaigwe said Governor Soludo is doing his best in road construction and other sectors of the state economy.
Akaigwe was cognisant that security reformations in Anambra State under the present administration was second to none as he observed that people can now sleep with their two eyes closed unlike what transpired in the past.
He said Soludo's efforts in confronting insecurity squarely was commendable: that rather than persecute the governor, he should be applauded for his stoicism and intrepidity in addressing security lapses in the state.
He also recalled that tipper drivers faced a lot of hardships using the roads but expressed delight that Governor Soludo has ameliorated the situation because tipper drivers were now happy with the quality of road infrastructure across Ànambra State as they were the immediate beneficiaries of the good road network.
Akaigwe was specific that some of the roads in Onitsha, Ekwulobia and other cities across Ànambra were now motorable and that drivers were now smiling because the roads according to him are good to go.
Also the Chairman of the Onitsha zone Tipper Association of Anambra State and Board of Trustees vice chairman of Anambra State Tipper Association Comrade Chukwuebuka Unaekwe said tipper operators demand Soludo earnestly and they would ensure that he gets a second chance to lead Anambra aright.
Unaekwe maintained that Soludo has fought insecurity to standstill as he observed that citizens can now relax whereever they wanted to stay and relax. He also observed that Soludo is the first governor to construct roads in all the communities including communities that were forgotten by his predecessors.
He said tipper drivers would give Soludo 100% votes come November 8th 2025 because he has surpassed their expectations. That they no longer encountered touts (agberos) in the course of their businesses courtesy of Governor Soludo's clampdown on touts and touting.
He further disclosed that they only paid IGR to the state government now unlike in the past when they were being confronted with multiple taxes imposed on them by non-state actors. Unaekwe maintained that all the members of the Anambra State Tipper Association will cast their votes for Soludo and ensure he gets 100% landslide victory because he is the only person they know and trust to deliver good governance to Ndi-Anambra.
Unaekwe noted that Soludo is the first and foremost in the area of safety and security of lives and property in the country, noting that tipper drivers have already passed a vote of confidence on him and also declared their total and unflinching support towards his second term aspiration.
Unaekwe who described Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as a man of wisdom, said Soludo has chased yahoo boys, ritualists, fake native doctors, fake spiritualists, kidnappers and other criminal elements out of Anambra State.
He said that as part of his youth empowerment initiatives and human capital development programmes, Soludo introduced the One Youth Two Skills Empowerment Initiative and youths according to him have benefitted tremendously from the initiative.
He therefore emphasized that anyone who is opposed to Soludo's second term ambition is only chasing the wind because as long as tipper drivers and Ndi-Anambra are concerned, Soludo must get his second term on a platter of gold.
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