An Automobile Company, Ceedac Centre in Abakaliki, has begun the conversion of commercial and private vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Mr Nnanna Okoroafor, Head of the Company told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abakaliki on Sunday that the move was in line with the Presidential CNG initiative (P-CNGi).
Okoroafor explained that Ceedac Automobile Centre was a consulting auto firm, focused on training and general services.
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He commended the CNG initiative by President Bola Tinubu, expressing optimism that it would provide cheaper vehicles fueling alternatives for the citizens.
“Our centre is ready to support the federal government efforts to enable transportation fares to be cheaper and affordable to the people.
“We have been able to convert vehicles from PMS-powered vehicles to CNG-powered vehicles. This is being carried out in the state by a team of trained technical engineers.
“The aim is to drive down the cost of transportation as the CNG is a cheaper, cleaner, and more sustainable than fuel,” Okoroafor said.
He noted that the Centre, located at 38B Ogoja road, opposite FCMB, Abakaliki, had the capacity to provide quality services to customers, especially in the area of maintenance, installation of kits and conversion of vehicles to CNG.
“Ceedac centre has trained group of certified auto gas engineers and technicians to enable them venture into conversion of vehicles to CNG.
“Right now, we have a team of certified engineers, technicians that have been trained in line with the Presidential CNG initiative.
“Ceedac has commenced operation in Ebonyi. We have all the required equipment, personnel and work space, according to the Nigeria Automobile Designed and Development Councils (NADDC), which will be visiting our centre in no distance time for final accreditation.
“We also have the required space or land, 200 metres square and standard garage.
“We call on the federal government team to come to Abakaliki, as we are ready and conversion of vehicles has commenced in the state by our certified engineers.
“We want what is happening in Lagos, Oyo, Delta and other states to extend to Ebonyi, so that we can enjoy cheaper transportation fare.
“You and I know that gas is cheaper, sustainable and safer and we have more gas than oil in Nigeria,” he added.
Okoroafor further called on Gov Francis Nwifuru led Ebonyi government to include the project into the people chatted of need agenda of his administration.
