CNG: FG partners four firms in Ogun to begin vehicle conversion

CNG: FG partners four firms in Ogun to begin vehicle conversion

The Federal Government (FG) has begun the Conversion Incentive Programme of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative in Abeokuta, Ogun State to lessen the hardship being experienced by residents due to the fuel subsidy removal.

The Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, said the FG was targeting one million vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for free.

Oluwagbemi who commended Ogun State for pioneering the adoption of CNG for transportation added that the programme will partner with conversion centres, with four already signed up in the State.

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He said the centres will receive conversion kits purchased by the federal ministry of finance for free adding that members of NURTW, NATO, RTEAN, and other commercial drivers will be nominated to have their vehicles converted at no cost.

“What we are doing here now is to flag off the incentive programme that the President announced in his last speech to the nation where he talked about the difficulties of all Nigerians.

“He mentioned that a million vehicles are going to be converted either for free. We are here to fulfill the President’s promise here in the city of Abeokuta.

“We are going to be working with the conversion centres partners, we signed up four of them here in Ogun State today.

CNG: FG partners four firms in Ogun to begin vehicle conversion