https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBARRvlexS4?si=PSJ0Zx-mvjf0Hbvo

Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, CON @DapoAbiodunCON

We are committed to ensuring that the recent fuel price increase does not lead to undue hardship for our people.

To support this, we are providing 100 new CNG buses to our transport unions and receiving 20 additional buses and 500 conversion kits from the Federal Government.

We have also established an enforcement committee to monitor transport fares and prevent excessive hikes. Our goal is to keep fare increases in line with the actual fuel price rise, ensuring that our citizens are not unfairly burdened.

We will continue working together to navigate these challenges and drive Ogun State forward.

#BuildingOurFutureTogether #ISEYA #DapoAbiodun #OgunState #TransportationDevelopment

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Ogun To Release 100 CNG Buses - Abiodun

...sets up committee on transport fares

The @OGSG_Official Governor, Prince @DapoAbiodunCON, has announced that his administration would make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state.

The Governor, who made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Monday, also said that the Federal Government would make available 20 CNG-enabled buses and 500 conversion kits to the state government during the week.

Governor Abiodun disclosed this at a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair transportation pricing in the state.

Prince Abiodun also announced the inauguration of an enforcement committee, comprising the State Police Commissioner, his counterpart in the Department of State Security Service (DSS), the Traffic Compliance Agency (TRACE), and heads of transport unions, as well as representatives from the Ministries of Transportation and Trade and Investment.

He said that the meeting was called because of events over the last week, including fuel scarcity, which is already abating, and the associated increase in the pump price of the product.

Prince Abiodun noted that there has always been an astronomical rise in transport fares anytime there is a slight adjustment in the pump prices of fuel.

According to him, the federal government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not unmindful of the impact of the recent hike in the pump price, adding that the government is putting in place measures to lessen the impact on the people.

"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.

"They are also making 500 CNG conversion kits available to Ogun State for the immediate conversion of vehicles to CNG-enabled.

"I have been assured that the conversion kits, which is the first batch of 500, will reach us in the next five days. You know that we have a conversion center in Ogun State. We are a major conversion center for the Southwest, and we will begin the conversion of vehicles in accordance with how we agree in terms of scheduling who will come first and what vehicles we will begin to convert," he said.

Governor Abiodun, while disclosing that the Federal Government is gradually leaving the business of sales and distribution of petroleum products to the private sector, noted that there was no need for transporters to increase transport fares by over 1000% when the price of PMS was just increased by 30%.

"We've seen in the past that when there is a change in pump prices by maybe 10%, we have noticed that our transporters also naturally increase fares because the cost of their operational equipment—be it motorcycles, tricycles, trucks, or buses—is impacted.

"What we've noticed is that when there is a change in the pricing of petroleum products by 10% to 20%, the impact that we see play out at times is like 2000%, and we want to dialogue to ensure the people are not stretched.

"The change in price is about 25% or 30%, so if pump prices have changed by like 25% to 30%, we should not see a difference in transport fares that is more than 25% or 30%," he said.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, while reminding transporters that fuel is just a component of their transportation cost, urged them to do all within their power to ensure that the people of the state are not over-stretched.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alamutu, on his part, disclosed that the increase in PMS isn't such that should warrant the remarkable increase in the cost of transportation and called on transporters in the state to look at the possibility of having a more friendly transport fare regime.

Speaking on behalf of the transport heads, the National President of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN), Prince Samsudeen Apelogun, commended Governor Abiodun for revolutionizing the transport sector with the establishment of the Ministry of Transportation and the introduction of the E-mobility program.

He promised to call the stakeholders together and come up with a more friendly transport fare that is within their control.

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Is cng the new oil? We need a lot of wisdom now

It's a good idea though, notwithstanding Ogun State Government need to work harder to make our roads motor able and for smooth movement to the users including CNG Buses they're talking about.

Good road is necessity and need to be treated as such for the benefit of all and sundry.

Good Day Nairalanders.

Hope it won't all be audio

These alternatives should have been provided before removing the subsidy.

Bit no, let's put the cart before the horse.
Trial and error government.

This CNG initiative reminds me of Gazzuzz


REST IN PEACE GAZZUZZ. You're sorely missed.

Smiles!

LibertyRep:
Hope it won't all be audio

These alternatives should have been provided before removing the subsidy.

Bit no, let's put the cart before the horse.
Trial and error government.

na audio before nko?

They rather arrest the man who proposed this than release it early to help the citizens with the hardship they are creating on a daily.

Anything you receive from this government, you should be expecting more hardship.....

Ogun state always messing up. A state at a very high vantage position because of Lagos, just like Nasarawa is to Abuja FCT, but the State is underperforming in economic development.

Meanwhile, God punish calamity Buhari, Gbola T. and all APC miscreants still supporting this disaster foisted on Nigerians. E no go better for una family.

We are committed to ensuring that the recent fuel price increase does not lead to undue hardship for our people.

How will he achieve this when the recent fuel price increase has already led to undue hardship?

H

Everything in Nigeria turned upside down since the day the notorious drug criminal was innaugurated.

This country is malfunctioning

Distractions from reality

How many CNG stations do we have?

Few years ago when many Nigeria's embraced the use of LPG for cooking, the price stable at 250naira per kg but what do we have now?

I am not a prophet of doom but this CNG things is not gonna put ab end to people's suffering as regard hike in fuel price

Minimum wage thats yet to the effect will buy only 70litres of fuel which is funny

According to this report 100 CNG bus will solve the problem of hyper inflation due to Tinubu

They are still pushing this thing

Good thing to do

naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBARRvlexS4?si=PSJ0Zx-mvjf0Hbvo

Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, CON @DapoAbiodunCON

Please on which roads? Dapo is a DISSAPOINTMENT.

diabeticdeals:
This CNG initiative reminds me of Gazzuzz


REST IN PEACE GAZZUZZ. You're sorely missed.

Stop wishing another person evil so that evil doesn't backfire to you

INTEGRITYA1:
It's a good idea though, notwithstanding Ogun State Government need to work harder to make our roads motor able and for smooth movement to the users including CNG Buses they're talking about.

Good road is necessity and need to be treated as such for the benefit of all and sundry.

Good Day Nairalanders.

How is it a good idea?

Nwaokunkpara:
According to this report 100 CNG bus will solve the problem of hyper inflation due to Tinubu

Is it not amazing?

Evil in what way?

Godsonkemz:


Stop wishing another person evil so that evil doesn't backfire to you

D

Good one. Other governors should do same

diabeticdeals:
This CNG initiative reminds me of Gazzuzz


REST IN PEACE GAZZUZZ. You're sorely missed.

GAZZUZZ is late or you're just joking?

lexy2014:


Is it not amazing?

In the Nigerian political sphere it is really amazing

diabeticdeals:
This CNG initiative reminds me of Gazzuzz


REST IN PEACE GAZZUZZ. You're sorely missed.

I Drove From Lagos To Akure With ₦‎2,450 Using CNG As Fuel
https://www.nairaland.com/7920791/drove-lagos-akure-2450-using