By Ola Kay
As part of moves to bouy the nation’s transportation sector, the Federal Government has purchased 70 hybrid Jet Mover buses from Jet Motor Company, according to the Nigerian automobile manufacturer.
The CNG buses operate on compressed natural gas and premium motor spirit and will provide affordable and convenient transportation for Nigerians.
At the the handover ceremony, held at Jet Motor Company’s plant in Ajah, Lagos State, the Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Dimas Hamidu, applauded the quality of the buses, while commending the company.
At an event attended by officials from the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas.Hamidu stated that the hybrid vehicles were an indication to the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to alleviate the hardships that may have been brought on by the removal of fuel subsidies.
He expressed confidence in the fact that the CNG buses the vehicles will help to address the transportation needs of the Nigerians and mitigate the effects of rising costs on the nation’s economy.
The Technical Assistant said:”This will go a long way in alleviating the pain and suffering of the people with the removal of fuel subsidy.
“I was here earlier with the Minister of Finance, and we were taken around the plant. The minister even drove one of the vehicles, and he was very impressed.”
He informed that the Federal Government had awarded contracts for the CNG vehicles to different companies to deliver a different number of units.
He explained further that, “Nigerians were becoming agitated and asking why they were not seeing these vehicles on the road.
This is why the Ministry of Finance decided to have a tour of the factories and their facilities to see how soon they could deliver. We are impressed with Jet Motor for sticking to the terms of the contract, and the vehicles are in accordance with the specification.”
“And we hope that very soon they will invite us again to take delivery of more of these vehicles that the president can use to alleviate the transportation challenges of the country.”
In his address, the Managing Director of Jet Motor Company, Derek Ewelukwa, thanked the team for the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of an efficient and comfortable transport model to the citizens of the country.
According to him, each of the hybrid vehicles had two CNG tanks with a combined capacity of 220 litres of gas and capable of doing 300 kilometres, and a petrol tank with a capacity of 80 litres. He added that the CNG tanks could last for 15 years, with the engine being able to switch from gas to PMS without any challenge.
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