The Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, has donated four 50-seater hybrid buses to the Federal Capital Territory Administration, through the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
The Chief Executive Officer and Program Director of the PCNGi, Michael Oluwagbemi, who donated the Minister’s office on Thursday, said the President was committed to seeing Nigerians moving around cheaper, safer and reliable.
Recall that the PCNG Initiative is a flagship program of the Federal Government of Nigeria launched in 2023, to promote the widespread adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles especially in mass transit systems driving cost savings, job creation, energy security, and an environmentally friendly transport system.
Oluwagbemi hailed the FCT Minister as one of the biggest supporters of the CNG initiative, adding that the donated buses will serve as “a foundation asset” for the operation of the new terminals in the city.
“This is a Presidential initiative, Mr President wants to see Nigerians move around cheaper, safer and reliable. On behalf of the board of the PCNGi and the Management and Staff of the Presidential CNG Initiative, I hand over these keys to you of these four CNG hybrid buses to the glory of God, to the service of humanity and for the employment of the people of the FCT,” he said.
Receiving the keys on behalf of the FCT Minister, the Mandate Secretary, Transport Secretariat, Chinedu Elechi, thanked the President for the donations, noting that the buses will complement the transportation infrastructure efforts of the FCT Minister.
“So, public transportation is meant to move people from one point to the other, especially those who cannot afford private transportation, or those who can afford private transportation but opt to go on the public system.
“We are going to get more buses, the Minister is already working on that and we thank you so very much for this,” Elechi said.