The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that the private sector should take a leading role in actualising the federal government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the country.
The minister stated this yesterday in Abuja at the commissioning of the ABG CNG Plant and graduation of 40 CNG conversion technicians.
Idris, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Rabiu Ibrahim, described the efforts of the ABG Group as noble and timely, noting that the CNG has come to stay as a more cost-effective means in the transportation sector.
He hailed President Bola Tinubu for his foresight in leading the way towards the adoption of the CNG as a dominant alternative to premium motor spirits in powering commercial and private vehicles.
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“The CNG is the future and it is therefore important for Nigerian entrepreneurs to seize advantage of government policy on the CNG by investing in the human and material assets required to grow its infrastructure across Nigeria,” Idris said.
He explained that the government of President Tinubu has so far committed the sum of N100 billion in the first instance, towards the CNG, adding that the CNG and its inherent opportunities appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress and aided in their softening of grounds with the federal government.
On his part, Chairman of the ABG Group, Alhaji Bawa Garba said the CNG was a clean energy solution requiring government support and patronage to become immersive and showcase Nigeria as a “Gas Nation.”
“Our group is thankful to President Tinubu for the bold decision to adopt CNG. We are always a pioneering company, and our involvement in the CNG initiative is underscored by training multitudes of CNG conversion engineers across Nigeria,” Garba said.
