PCNGi partners transporters to reduce transport fare
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PCNGi partners transporters, to reduce transport fare
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), has launched a Transport Fare Drop Programme aimed at reducing transportation costs across the country.
The programme, which commenced in Abuja, involves a partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to convert fleet vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), resulting in a 30-40% fare reduction.
In a statement by the PCNGI’s Programme Director, Michael Oluwagbemi, the initiative would promote the adoption of CNG as a cleaner and more affordable alternative to fuel.
Oluwagbemi noted that as part of its nationwide rollout, the PCNGI will expand to 38 centres in seven states, including Kaduna, Abuja, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta, and Edo, on September 28.
The statement reads a part, “The PCNGi will sign an agreement with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) on Monday, September 30th, to operationalise the Nigerian Police CNG Conversion Programme and train cadets to manage the strategic conversion centres the NPTF is investing in.”
According to the PCNGi’s Programme Oluwagbemi, this initiative will help train the police cadets to manage strategic conversion centres established by the NPTF.
Similarly, to celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Anniversary of Independence on October 1, 2024, the PCNGi will launch the CNG Tricycle Empowerment Program in collaboration with the Ministry of Youths.
This program aims to provide over 2000 young Nigerians with the opportunity to own and operate CNG-powered tricycles.
“The PCNGi will launch the Kogi State Conversion Incentive Programme on Wednesday, October 2nd, and hand over CNG buses to the state’s mass transit entity to ply interstate routes to Abuja. Additionally, the PCNGI will inaugurate three new CNG conversion sites in the state.
“To conclude the week’s activities, the PCNGI will launch in Ekiti State, where the handover of CNG buses to the state mass transit organisation to ply the route to Abuja will take place. It will also inaugurate four new CNG conversion sites in the state,” the statement added.
