The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for introducing the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Bus Initiative, describing it as a timely intervention to ease transportation challenges across the country.
General Nafiu gave the commendation on Tuesday at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, during the official presentation of a 40-seater CNG bus donated to the Scheme by the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) in collaboration with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
Flanked by senior members of the NYSC management team, the Director General expressed gratitude to both Pi-CNG and NNPCL for the donation, assuring that the bus would be put to judicious use and properly maintained. I’m
While appealing for additional CNG buses to be deployed to other NYSC formations nationwide, Nafiu noted that such support would go a long way in alleviating the transport difficulties faced by Corps Members as they carry out their duties of fostering national unity, integration, and contributing to Nigeria’s socio-economic development.
Earlier, while handing over the vehicle, Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Pi-CNG, Barrister Ismael Ahmed, said the donation was in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal and to promote the adoption of cleaner, cheaper, and more sustainable energy alternatives
