The federal government has taken delivery of acquired fleets of hybrid Jet Mover buses from Jet Motor firm, an indigenous car manufacturing firm, as part of its efforts to provide inexpensive and pleasant transportation for Nigerians.
The hybrid jet mover is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as PMS.
During a brief ceremony at the company’s plant in the Ajah district of Lagos State, the cars were turned over to a team consisting of members from the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas (P-CNGi) and officials from the Ministry of Finance.
During the function, Dimas Hamidu, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance’s Technical Assistant, praised the Jet Mover company and noted the high caliber of their vehicles.
He said the hybrid vehicles were a testimony to the commitment of the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu administration to alleviate the hardships that may have been brought on with the removal of fuel subsidy.
According to him, the vehicles will go a long way in helping to solve the transportation needs of the citizens, and help to cushion the impact of rising costs in the economy.
He also noted that the federal government had awarded contract of the CNG vehicles to different companies to deliver different number of units.
According to him, “Nigerians were becoming agitated, and asking why they were not seeing these vehicles on the road.
“This is 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 Motor 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”.
Also speaking at the event, Derek Ewelukwa, managing director of Jet Motor Company thanked the team for the opportunity to contribute in the delivery of an efficient and comfortable transport model to the citizens of the country.
He explained that each of the hybrid vehicles had two CNG tanks with a combined capacity of 220 liters of gas and capable of doing 300 kilometres, and a petrol tank with capacity for 80 litres.
According to him, the CNG tanks have a lifespan of 15 years, and the engine switches from gas to petrol and back seamlessly.
Other members of the team from the Finance ministry included, Balarabe Tukui, representing the director, Finance and Account; Okeke Osita Gabriel, also a Technical Assistant to the Minister of Finance and Mr Suleman, representing the Director, Legal Services, while Oluwole Akinwunmi represented the Pi-CNG.
