All government ministries, departments, and agencies have been mandated to purchase compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles for official use.
President Bola Tinubu gave the order while addressing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House on Monday, and said the move was in line with his administration’s commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs.
The President while affirming that there is no turning back in the energy reforms initiated by his administration, said the directive is in furtherance of the country’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions.
Tinubu also directed the rejection of all memos brought by members of FEC seeking the purchase of traditional petrol-dependent vehicles, tasking the affected members of the council to go back and diligently seek value-driven procurements of CNG-compliant vehicles.
He promised to remain committed to effectively harnessing the nation’s gas potential, alleviating the burden of high transportation costs on the masses while enhancing the standard of living of all Nigerians.
“This nation will not progress forward if we continue to dance on the same spot. We have the will to drive the implementation of CNG adoption across the country, and we must set the example as public officials in leading the way to that prosperous future that we are working to achieve for our people. It starts with us, and in seeing that we are serious, Nigerians will follow our lead,” Tinubu said.
Recall that the Minister of Finance Wale Edun during a tour of the factory where the CNG vehicles were assembled promised that the vehicles will soon be rolled out and the benefits of the vehicles will soon be available to Nigerians.
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