As the November 8th 2025 governorship election draws near, Anambra drivers says they will re-elect Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim.
The transporters in one voice endorsed Soludo at a rally held on Monday October 13th at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha, they maintain that the Governor has transformed the transport system through building quality roads and reduction of tax.
In their seperate speeches, representatives of tipper drivers, heavy duty, keke drivers, bus drivers, wheel barrow pushers, okada riders, luxurious bus drivers, airline operators, maritime workere union (boot operators) and airport operators commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for making Anambra roads motorable.
Speaking at the event, the Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Mrs. Patricia Igwebuike, said the rally was organized to show support for Governor Soludo’s re-election, acknowledging his achievements in the transport sector.
“The transport sector is the biggest beneficiary of the Solution Government. The governor has constructed over 1,000 kilometers of roads, and transporters are enjoying them. They no longer visit mechanics frequently,” she said.
The Managing Director of the Ocha Brigade and Coordinator of the Solution Marshal/Transport, Comrade Celestine Anere, noted that mobilization efforts had started long ago.
Anere described the Solution Marshals and drivers in Anambra as “foot soldiers” of the governor, ready to protect the November 8, 2025, election.
Cordinator, Anambra drivers forum and head, media sub-committee, Comrade Osita Obi in his address praised Soludo’s sweeping reforms that have restored order, dignity, and accountability in the state’s transport sector.
Obi an activist, described the governor as a “courageous, visionary, and people-centered reformer” whose leadership had transformed the transport system in Anambra.
He highlighted the digital unified ticketing system introduced by the administration, which he said has brought transparency and sanity to revenue collection, allowing drivers to operate with dignity and without fear.
“We drivers are united behind one project,Governor Soludo’s re-election. Thousands of drivers and transport stakeholders here today testify that under Soludo’s leadership, the era of touts, multiple taxation, and illegal levies has been decisively curtailed,”
“For many years, our parks and motor routes were battlegrounds of extortion, harassment, and lawlessness. Drivers toiled day and night while touts and illegal task collectors feasted on their sweat.
“Then came Soludo a man of courage, vision, and compassion. He heard our cry and responded with firmness and fairness,” he added, drawing thunderous applause from the crowd.
Responding, Governor Soludo, who appreciated the endorsement from drivers and transport unions, described them as critical stakeholders in the state’s economic growth who must be protected.
Prof. Soludo, also warned government agencies and touts against extorting money from drivers and transport operators in the state.
The governor further stated that while drivers contribute significantly to the economic development of the state, they are also among the key beneficiaries of his administration’s initiatives.
Expressing concern over reports of continued extortion by some individuals posing as government agents, Soludo pledged to set up a task force to clamp down on those collecting illegal levies from drivers and traders.
Soludo warned drivers against paying any money outside the officially approved government rates. He stressed that any payment made should be through the government’s digital platforms.
The governor reiterated that no one in the state should extort money from drivers. If a driver violates the law, they should only pay the approved fine qnothing more.
