The Federal Government’s scheme, designed to transition vehicle transportation service industry away from petrol to gas, has encountered a major hitch.
Industry stakeholders told Newsmen that the initial enthusiasm had been overtaken by frustration due to supply shortages and insufficient infrastructure.
They said inadequate refill facilities and the gas itself across the country had become the users’ and investors’ nightmare in recent times.
The scarcity of the product is coming against the backdrop of adequate supply of petrol across all parts of the country, a situation which sees gas users re-converting their vehicles to petrol from gas.
However, the office of the Presidential CNG Initiative, as well as key stakeholders, while realizing these challenges, said the programme had not derailed, adding that efforts were underway to restore progress.
News Edited by Favour Owonibi