In an effort to meet some of the demands of the protesters In the last EndBadGovernance protest, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has  inaugurated 30 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses with a total capacity of 3000 passengers.

The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) donated the locally manufactured buses to the federal government.

At the inauguration,  President Tinubu said utilising natural gas to power the nation’s transportation industry would reduce transportation costs, enhance productivity, and save the nation trillions of naira spent on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).

The president said commercial vehicles accounted for over 80 per cent of the nation’s petroleum demand, citing examples of several countries that have switched to CNG for their transportation systems and are already reaping the benefits.

”Countries like India have mandated CNG for all commercial vehicles since 2004. In Nigeria, commercial vehicles make up about 80 per cent of our petroleum demand, costing us trillions of naira every month.

”The solution is here. We have it. We will work on it. We promise you, definitely, things will get better. Prosperity will be achieved,” the president said.

The president commended Innoson Motors, the vehicle manufacturers, for their commitment to his administration’s CNG initiative.

In her remarks, the Chairman of DAPPMAN, Dame Winifred Akpani, expressed the association’s support for the administration’s commitment to enhancing the nation’s transportation system, which she noted would lead to lower transportation costs.

”This batch of hybrid buses, which DAPPMAN is donating to the Federal Government, furthers our support for this administration’s resolve to address Nigeria’s energy challenges.

”We are proud to note that these buses have been designed, manufactured, and delivered by Innoson Motors, a Nigerian company,” she said.