The Federal Executive Council has mandated that all new vehicles, generators, or tricycles purchased by government and its agencies must utilize Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), solar, or electric power sources.
This directive aligns with the government’s dedication to enhancing energy security, promoting efficiency, and reducing the country’s high fuel expenses.
Chaired by President Bola Tinubu, the council emphasized during its meeting at the State House on Monday that the administration remains steadfast in its energy reform efforts.
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Furthermore, it instructed all government ministries, departments, and agencies to exclusively acquire vehicles powered by compressed natural gas moving forward.
“The President’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transit to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers.
“This nation will not progress if we continue to dance on the same spot. We have the will to drive the implementation of CNG adoption across the country, and we must set the example as public officials in leading the way to that prosperous future that we are working to achieve for our people.
“It starts with us, and in seeing that we are serious, Nigerians will follow our lead,” presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale had said in a statement.
