Good Development As Transport Workers Procure 2,322 Gas-Powered Nigeria-Built Buses
- About 2,322 gas-powered Nigeria-built buses for its fleets have been procured by transport workers
- Specifically, The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria made the purchase for its fleets in the 774 local government areas in the country
- As a result of this, all transport associations in the country to emulate the RTEAN and key into the National Gas Expansion Programme
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has procured 2,322 gas-powered Nigeria-built buses for its fleets in the 774 local government areas in the country.
Inaugurating the buses on Friday in Abuja, the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, commended RTEAN for patronizing indigenous company for its vehicles.
Source: UGC
Mr Aliyu said:
“It’s very exciting to see that all the vehicles were built in Nigeria by an indigenous company.
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”I hereby congratulate the Executive National Chairman of RTEAN, Alhaji Musa Maitakobi, for the commitment to buy the Nigerian built OMAA vehicles.”
The director-general further called on all transport associations in the country to emulate the RTEAN and key into the National Gas Expansion Programme, by patronising Made-in-Nigeria Gas Powered Vehicles.
He added:
“What was witnessed was a testimony to the fact that the implementation of the National Automotive Industry Development Plan, NAIDP, by the NADDC is yielding results.
“The CNG powered vehicles produced locally by OMAA Motors, will make transportation cheaper for the commuters and also save lives and protect the environment because it is a cleaner fuel compared to petrol and diesel.
“As one of the 195 signatories to the Paris Accord on the mitigation of greenhouse gases, Nigeria must leverage on the huge reserves of natural gases as a transition fuel.”
APC primaries: It was a well-deserved victory, MC Oluomo congratulates Bola Tinubu, shows off dance moves
Meanwhile, former Lagos state chairman of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers (NURTW) Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has sent a congratulation message to Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries.
MC Oluomo, in a statement via his Instagram page, said Tinubu’s victory at the primaries was well deserved, adding that he proved his credentials of hard work and commitment.
The former NURTW chairman wrote:
“Congratulations on your well-deserved victory in our party's just-concluded primary election, Your victory as the party Presidential flag bearer and Insha Allah the country's president."
Source: Legit.ng
