President Bola Tinubu has on Tuesday said Federal Government is planning to help the 36 States including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) acquire Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) buses.
The President who said this on the national broadcast, marking the occasion of the Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary.
The president said the adoption of the Presidential Initiative on CNG for mass transit with private sector players was on course.
He said the Federal Government was ready to assist the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in acquiring CNG buses.
He said the move would also help to ensure cheaper public transportation for the masses and relief to the hardship.
The President reiterated the stand of his administration on Local Government autonomy, saying it was resolute in its determination to implement the judgment of the Supreme Court.
“As part of our efforts to re-engineer our political economy, we are resolute in our determination to implement the Supreme Court judgment on the financial autonomy of local governments,” he said.
Additionally, the President said the past mistakes landed the country in its present state.
He, however, said to become one of the greatest nations on earth, as destined by God, the country must not repeat such mistakes.
“We celebrate the progress we have made as a people in the last sixty-four years, we must also recognise some of our missed opportunities and mistakes of the past.
“If we are to become one of the greatest nations on earth, as God has destined us to be, our mistakes must not be allowed to follow us into the future.”
