Lagos witnessed the distribution of 20 CNG buses by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative on Tuesday.
The Oniru of Iru, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbbolahan, received the buses on behalf of Iru Land Transport Company Limited.
The Director of PCNGi, Oluwagbemi Michael, while handing over the buses stressed the readiness of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to ensure there are enough CNG buses in the country to alternate reliance on petrol and diesel.
While revealing that the buses being handed over were produced in Nigeria, Oluwagbemi disclosed that the Federal Government has factored in the availability of enough CNG filling stations across the country.
“Yes, we are providing these buses, they were purchased by the Federal Ministry of Finance under the palliative programme. They are becoming available because they are being assembled and manufactured here in Nigeria. As everybody has been asking, where are the buses? Those buses were under manufacturing. And so, immediately some became available as a result of testing. If you go to those buses, you will see the testing logo. Once the testing is done, we start rolling out, as we promised.
“So, yesterday we did the first one in Ibadan. Today, we are in Lagos. Very soon, we are going to the Federal Capital Territory as well as Ilorin. These will be the first four cities,” he said.
He stated further: “We are expecting, under the first phase of the procurement by the Federal Minister of Finance, 531 buses.
“They are available on a partnership basis with these transport operators, as promised by Mr President. The money that is used to purchase them will be recovered over some time steadily, from the fares that the passengers will be paying to ensure that we can acquire more, and more will be available to Nigerian people.”
The Oniru was full of appreciation to the Tinubu led Federal Government for considering his kingdom in the initiative. He emphasized that the initiative would boost the economy of Ireland, especially in job creation and assured the government of his people’s support.
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