60 locally assembled CNG buses delivered to FG by Jet Motors
To provide an affordable and comfortable transport model for Nigerians, the federal government on Wednesday received over 60 hybrid Jet Mover buses from Jet Motor Company, an indigenous car manufacturing company.
The buses, which run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), were handed over to a team made up of officials from the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas (PCNGi) during a ceremony at the company’s plant in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
Daily Trust reports that Jet Motors was one of the vendors selected for the delivery of the CNG buses under PCNGi.
The Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, earlier in the year inspected some of the vehicles prior to the rollout of the buses to ascertain their quality.
The Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dimas Hamidu, acknowledged the good quality of the Jet Mover vehicles and commended the company for its good work.
He said the vehicles were a testimony to the commitment of the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu administration to alleviate the hardship that might have been brought about with the removal of fuel subsidy.
He said the vehicles would go a long way in helping to solve the transportation needs of the citizens and help to cushion the impact of rising prices in the economy.
He further said, “I am happy with what I’ve seen here. This will go a long way in alleviating the pains and sufferings of the people with the removal of fuel subsidy.
“I was here earlier with the Honourable Minister of Finance, and we were taken round the plant. The minister even drove one of the vehicles and he was very impressed.
“Nigerians were becoming agitated and asking why they were not seeing these vehicles on the road. This was why the Ministry of Finance decided to have a tour of the factories and their facilities to see how soon they can deliver. We are impressed with Jet Motors for sticking to the terms of the contract and the vehicles are in accordance with 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.”
The Managing Director of Jet Motor Company, Derek Ewelukwa, commended the federal government for the opportunity to contribute in the delivery of an efficient and comfortable transport model to the citizens of the country.
He disclosed that each of the hybrid vehicles had two CNG tanks with a combined capacity of 220 litres and were capable of doing 300 kilometres, and a petrol tank with capacity for 80 litres.
He said the CNG tanks had a lifespan of 15 years and that the engines switched from gas to petrol and back seamlessly.