Folusho Alade, Abuja
Minister of state for petroleum resources (gas), Ekperipke Ekpo, has said President Bola Tinubu wants filling stations converted to compressed natural gas (CNG) outlets.
Ekpo spoke at the State House after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, presided over by the president.
The minister said Tinubu “gave a charge” regarding CNG, through the minister of information, during the FEC meeting.
“We are well aware that the president set up a presidential committee on the CNG to drive the CNG project,” Ekpo said.
“As a minister who has been supervising what has been going on there, it is left for us to inform the general public that CNG has come to stay, and we have to follow that route because CNG is safe, cheaper, and protects the environment.”
He said the president spoke about ensuring that “most of the filling stations across the country are converted into CNG stations, where you have the conversion kits so that people can convert their vehicle to CNG”.
“It is important to note that when you are using CNG, you save a lot of money. A litre of fuel that can go for N1000, with CNG, you get it at N200, which saves you N800,” Ekpo said.
“I believe, with the passion of Mr. President, the push that he has given to us, we’ll try as much as possible to drive the CNG programme to reach all the nooks and crannies of this country, so that we will take advantage of the natural resources (gas) that God has endowed us with.”
Recall that on October 22, 2024, President Tinubu said Nigerians can choose between buying premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at N1,000 per litre or CNG at N200 per standard cubic meter.
