The Federal Government has taken supply of 70 hybrid Jet Mover buses from Jet Motor Company in a bid to boost the nation’s transportation sector.
The Nigerian vehicle producer made this disclosure in a press release to The PUNCH on Monday.
The buses, which function on compressed pure gasoline and premium motor spirit, are anticipated to offer reasonably priced and comfy transportation for Nigerians.
The handover ceremony, held at Jet Motor Company’s plant in Ajah, Lagos State, was attended by officers from the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas.
The Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Dimas Hamidu, acknowledged the great high quality of the autos and counseled the corporate for its good work.
He mentioned the hybrid autos had been an affidavit to the dedication of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to alleviate the hardships which will have been introduced on by the elimination of gasoline subsidies.
According to Hamidu, the autos will go a good distance in serving to to unravel the transportation wants of the residents and assist to cushion the impression of rising prices on the financial system.
“I’m pleased with what I’ve seen right here. This will go a good distance in assuaging the ache and struggling of the folks with the elimination of gasoline subsidy.
“I was here earlier with the Minister of Finance, and we were taken around the plant. The minister even drove one of the vehicles, and he was very impressed.”
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He additionally famous that the Federal Government had awarded contracts for the CNG autos to totally different corporations to ship a distinct variety of models.
“Nigerians had been turning into agitated and asking why they weren’t seeing these autos on the street.
This is why the Ministry of Finance determined to have a tour of the factories and their services to see how quickly they might ship. We are impressed with Jet Motor for sticking to the phrases of the contract, and the autos are in accordance with the specification.”
“And we hope that very soon they will invite us again to take delivery of more of these vehicles that the president can use to alleviate the transportation challenges of the country,” he defined.
The Managing Director of Jet Motor Company, Derek Ewelukwa, thanked the group for the chance to contribute to the supply of an environment friendly and comfy transport mannequin to the residents of the nation.
He defined that every of the hybrid autos had two CNG tanks with a mixed capability of 220 litres of gasoline and able to doing 300 kilometres, and a petroleum tank with a capability of 80 litres.
According to him, the CNG tanks have a lifespan of 15 years, and the engine switches from gasoline to petrol and again seamlessly.