The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) has begun the distribution of 1,000 conversion kits across some states in the federation to minimize the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
The conversion kits are designed to enable about three hundred million vehicles, in three years, to run on compressed natural gas, which is a cleaner and more affordable alternative to petrol.
Speaking at a news conference in Abuja to mark the commencement of the process of one thousand conversion kits across some states, the Programme Director of the initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, said the move is to bring down the cost of transportation.
According to him, “The initiative will generate over a hundred thousand direct jobs, over the next three years, as it aims to convert about three million vehicles within the same period.
“The commercial transport operators will be converted free of charge to minimize the impact of the fuel subsidy by bringing down the cost of transportation.
In his remarks, the Warehouse Manager of the PiCNG facility, Moses Onate, while unveiling the conversation kits at their warehouse in Ibafo, Ogun State, said the distribution is being carried out under a codename ‘First Come First Serve’.
He said 450 conversion kits had already been given out to states, with an additional 550 awaiting distribution.
Onate emphasized the need for Nigerians to embrace the initiative, highlighting its potential to significantly reduce the cost of fuel to power vehicles.
The conversion kits are designed to enable vehicles to run on compressed natural gas, a cleaner and more affordable alternative to petrol.
