Niger Govt to roll out 200 CNG commuter buses, after one-yr of agitation

By  Daniel Ebi,  Minna. 

One year after the fanfare that greeted  the commissioning of 200 CNG commuter buses, the vehicle may finally be put to use.

It was gathered that the buses procured at the height of the agitation against the  subsidy  removal were aimed at providing cheap and subsidized transportation for the ordinary citizens of the State. 

However,  the 200 CNG buses were marooned at the Minna trade fair complex  due to non availability of CNG  gas stations to power the buses.

Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo  in an update on Thursday  disclosed  that the state government has gotten round the challenge. 

“We know the question on the minds of many Nigerites has been: when will these buses be put to use

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“What most people may not know is that these buses run on CNG, which requires dedicated CNG plant stations”

Accordingly  to him, to address  this challenge, the state government has been working with the federal government, including the NNPC, to establish CNG stations across the state.

“In the meantime, while these stations are being set up, governor Umaru Bago has deemed it wise to introduce CNG daughter stations as an interim solution.

“Unlike traditional CNG plants, these stations do not require pipelines and Since the main plants are not yet ready, the CNG daughter stations will serve as a temporary source of gas for the buses.

He disclosed that One station will be located in Suleja to take care of the Suleja-Abuja route and another in Minna.

“The good news is that both daughter stations have now arrived in Minna and Suleja respectively” he stressed.