The Kwara State government has purchased 100 electric motorcycles to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on public transportation.
The Commissioner for Works and Transport, AbdulQowiy Olododo, at the quarterly inter-ministerial press briefing on Wednesday at the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Ilorin, said the government is doing its best to bring succour to the masses.
Represented by the Director of Civil Engineering, Engr. Akanbi Mashood, the commissioner said the state is awaiting the delivery of 100 electric motorcycles, purchased after the launch of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion workshop and gas station.
“Kwara State has been able to commission a CNG conversion workshop and gas station, the first of its kind in the country, in line with the Presidential initiative on CNG to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
“His Excellency, through…
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