Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu earlier, this week, ordered all government agencies to purchase only gas-powered vehicles as part of the country’s efforts to transition to cleaner energy and cut high fuel costs.
“All new government vehicles, generators or tricycles must utilise compressed natural gas (CNG), and solar power or be powered by electric energy sources,” the President said.
The President’s directive which was conveyed by the Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, has, however, been described as unrealistic by some industry players in the West African nation.
In a report filed by advisors’ report, some energy experts contended that the directive suffers from a lack of a clear policy framework, emphasising that the prohibition of petrol-powered vehicles within the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) is merely an illusion, rendering compliance by MDAs unattainable.
They, therefore, challenged President Tinubu to lead by example by ensuring that all Presidential fleets were converted to CNG-powered vehicles.
This, according to them, would be a better approach than merely issuing orders to the MDAs to comply.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com