…..Efforts to make it affordable by lowering cost
The federal government has stated that it will place 10,000,000 cylinders of Petroleum Liquified Gas in circulation around the country in order to enhance access to the product.
Alhaji Musa Ibrahim, the Managing Director of Nigeria LPG, disclosed on Tuesday at a two-day awareness session in Bauchi.
The new gas cylinders
He stated that the cylinders would be dispersed around the country by certified marketers, and that the government would set up mini sales and distribution facilities for the cylinders.
“The price of the safe cylinders is affordable as the LPG is capable of improving economic activities of the end users,” he said.
Mr. Dayo Adeshina, senior special assistant to the vice president on LPG, advised residents of the state to embrace the usage of LPG in their homes.
He said that the federal government is exploring extending access to the commodity by lowering the high cost of LPG in order to enhance affordability.
He said that using cooking gas will minimize deforestation, desertification, and soil erosion, all of which contribute significantly to environmental problems.
Gov. Bala Mohammed, represented by his deputy, Sen. Baba Tela, told the audience that his administration will support the program’s success.
He urged the national LPG office to create a method or mechanism through which gas used to power autos may be reduced in order to minimize carbon emissions.
He explained that many Nigerians are ignorant of the potentials of the LPG, stressing that citizens need to be adequately aware of the potentials of the product.
Earlier in his remarks, the state commissioner for natural resources, Nuruddeen Abdulhameed, said government would fully support implementation of the project.
He said the state government would provide a spacious plot of land and the political will to see to the successful take off of the programme.
According to reports the two-day sensitization awareness workshop was tagged “Engaging Bauchi State Towards Sustainable Socio-economic Growth through LPG adoption and expansion.
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