Di Federal Government don begin meet state governors, transport unions and commercial bus operators to make sure say passengers wey dey enter buses wey dey use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) go pay cheaper transport fare. Di programme don attract more than $2.5 billion investment from private companies.
Di Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG and EV) don announce plan to put stickers for buses wey dem provide under di programme. Di stickers go show di routes wey each bus suppose follow and di amount passengers suppose pay, so passengers go know di correct fare and operators no go charge dem anyhow.
But reports show say di programme never work the same way for every state, as some passengers still dey pay high transport fare despite government investment to promote buses wey dey use alternative fuel.
Di Head of Brand and Communications for Pi-CNG and EV, Onyekachi Eke, talk say di initiative don start to meet state governors to identify transport routes and arrange how dem go make bus operators reduce fares.
Eke explain say dem schedule meeting with Jigawa State governor to discuss di routes and how di programme go work for di state.
She talk say di meetings go help government work together with governors, bus operators and transport unions to make sure say di presidential directive on fare reduction dey followed.
According to her, every bus wey dem provide under di programme go carry sticker wey show di routes wey e suppose follow and di fare passengers suppose pay. Dis one go help passengers know di approved price before dem enter bus.
She add say di initiative dey work with transport unions and bus operators to make sure say dem follow di new arrangement.
However, Eke no talk di exact amount wey government expect operators to reduce fares by, and she no disclose di punishment wey operators fit face if dem refuse to follow di approved prices.
As government dey expand di use of CNG buses, passengers still dey wait to see how di plan go reduce transport costs for different parts of di country.
