Ekperipke Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), announced that President Bola Tinubu is advocating for the conversion of filling stations into outlets for compressed natural gas (CNG).
Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, which was chaired by the president.
During the meeting, the minister noted that President Tinubu emphasised this initiative through the Minister of Information, highlighting its importance for the country’s energy transition.
“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.”
Earlier this week, 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.
