President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas to include electric vehicles in a new drive to reposition the initiative.
The initiative will now be known as the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PiCNG & EV).
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday titled, “President Tinubu approves expansion of PiCNG mandate to include electric vehicles.”
It read, “With this approval, PiCNG & EV will lead and coordinate Nigeria’s clean mobility strategy, covering gas-driven vehicles and electric vehicles nationwide.
The initiative will continue to drive the deployment of CNG infrastructure, including Mother and Daughter Stations, Integrated Refuelling Units, CNG vehicles and equipment, and nationwide conversion programmes.”
Onanuga said the expanded mandate will also anchor the development and rollout of electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure, and related investments across the country.
Consequently, President Tinubu has directed the Executive Chairman of PiCNG & EV to immediately establish a coordinated process for the rapid deployment of vehicle conversion kits nationwide and ensure that such kits are accessible to Nigerians at a cost that is not burdensome.