President Bola Tinubu has declared the Compressed Pure Fuel (CNG) transportation as an financial necessity for Nigeria, signaling a major shift within the nation’s method to public transportation and vitality use.
Tinubu who said this through the commissioning of 30 hybrid-powered CNG buses on the State Home in Abuja on Monday, emphasised the pressing want for Nigeria to utilise its huge pure gasoline sources within the transportation sector.
“Utilising pure gasoline to energy Nigeria’s transportation trade is the subsequent method to go,” Tinubu said.
He highlighted it as an answer to the latest challenges of excessive transportation prices confronted by many Nigerians.
The President drew consideration to worldwide precedents, noting that nations like India have mandated CNG for all industrial autos since 2004.
He identified that in Nigeria, industrial autos account for about 80% of the nation’s petrol demand, costing trillions of naira every month.
“The answer is right here, we’ve it, and we are going to work on it,” Tinubu assured, promising that this shift would result in higher situations and elevated prosperity for Nigerians.
He careworn that leveraging Nigeria’s plentiful gasoline deposits may improve the nation’s vitality competitiveness and convey about transformative modifications.
The hybrid CNG buses, donated by the Depot and Petroleum Product Entrepreneurs Affiliation (DAPPMAN), have been designed and manufactured by Innoson Motors, a Nigerian car firm based mostly in Anambra State.
Every bus can transport as much as 100 folks and has the flexibleness to run on diesel if wanted, addressing potential CNG scarcity considerations.
DAPPMAN Chairman, Winifred Akpani, revealed that the affiliation has made provisions to coach drivers and hinted at extra donations in subsequent phases, underlining the non-public sector’s dedication to the CNG initiative.
Tinubu lauded this growth as a promising and progressive elevate to the Nigerian transportation system.
He recommended Innoson Motors and different DAPPMAN members for his or her dedication to “altering the narratives in Nigeria.”
