Fuel hike: Ogun transporters receives 100 CNG buses from state govt, fresh directives

• Amid fuel scarcity and price hike, Ogun state government has rolled out plans to support local transporters by providing new buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
• Governor Dapo Abiodun said his administration will provide 100 new 18-seater Toyota Hiace buses to transporters which will be available through an instalment payment option
• He made this announcement on Monday during a meeting with transport unions in his office in Abeokuta

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has announced that his administration will provide 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to support local transporters in the state.

Governor Dapo Abiodun provide 100 new CNG buses to Ogun state transporters. Photo credit: @OGSG_Official
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New CNG buses aims to stabilize transport costs

He made this announcement on Monday, September 9, during a meeting with transport unions in his office in Abeokuta, aimed at ensuring fair transportation pricing across the state.

The government confirmed this development in a post shared on its website on X, accompanied by pictures.

He also revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will provide Ogun state government with 20 additional CNG-enabled buses and 500 conversion kits within the week, to further support the state's transportation infrastructure amid fuel scarcity and price hike.

Abiodun stressed that past fuel price adjustments have led to an unreasonable rise in transportation costs, which must be curbed.

He added that transport fare increases should align with the 25-30% fuel price hike, not exceed it, PM News reported.

New CNG buses available through instalment plan

Meanwhile, the buses will be available through an instalment payment option and Governor Abiodun expressed confidence that transporters would responsibly use the buses and meet their payment obligation.

"The plans that we have as a state government, our plans are to, in the first instance, make 100 buses—100 18-seater buses—available to our transport unions. These will be 100 brand new CNG buses, and these buses will be brand buses, not no-name buses. We are talking about Toyota Hiace buses that we will give to you under a purchase agreement."We will make them available to you, and you can pay in installments over a period of time. You have demonstrated commitment and seriousness, and we are confident that when we give you these buses, you will utilize them responsibly and pay back on time."The Federal Government has also started an Energy Transition Program through the Presidential CNG initiative, and I can confirm to you that the Presidency has confirmed that they are making 20 buses available to Ogun State in the first instance—20 CNG buses. We will be getting those buses in the next week," Governor Abiodun said.

Fuel hike: Shettima summons Lokpobiri, Kyari

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Vice President Kashim Shettima summoned an emergency meeting with the minister of state for petroleum resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the NNPCL managing director, Kyari.

The emergency summons were due to the sudden hike in the cost of petrol.

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