The Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President BOLA TINUBU has mandated all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to procure only vehicles and generators powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

The Federal Government also expects its MDAs to begin converting all petrol or diesel-powered vehicles or generators to CNG.

In a statement signed by President TINUBU’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, AJURI NGELALE, the new directive is in line with the commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs.

According to NGELALE, it is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been declared to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers.

The statement also revealed that the President asked Council members seeking the purchase of traditional petrol-dependent vehicles to go back and diligently seek value-driven procurements of CNG-compliant vehicles.