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NGEP Chair to speak on CNG as alternative to petrol, diesel
By Moses Akaigwe
The Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) Committee, Dr. Mohammed lbrahim, will be speaking on the efforts by government to deepen auto gas utilisation across Nigeria at this year’s edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) annual training /capacity building workshop holding in Lagos.
A press statement by the association indicate that Dr. lbrahim will be the Guest Speaker at the event scheduled to hold on August 25 at the LCCI Conference & Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
A multi-disciplinarian with over 30 years of cognate experience in the international energy industry both within and outside Nigeria, the NGEP Committee Chairman will anchor his presentation on the theme Fuel Subsidy Withdrawal: CNG And Electrified Vehicles As Alternatives to Petrol/Diesel.
With Dr. Ibrahim at the helm, the NGEP Committee has been driving the Federal Government’s gas initiative, and he is expected to give an insight into the expansion so far.
The statement disclosed that the National Automotive Design & Development Council (NADDC), Coscharis Motors Plc, Stallion Motors, Jet Systems Limited and Weststar Associates Ltd, are among the leading stakeholders in the automotive industry supporting the 2023 NAJA training/capacity building workshop.
Also expected at the event is Jelani Aliyu, Director-General of the NADDC who is the Chief Guest of Honour.
In the past few years, the NADDC boss has been in the forefront of efforts towards the adoption of autogas and electric vehicle as an alternative to petrol and diesel fuel.
He will be speaking on the topic of the workshop based on his versed and deep knowledge of the topic.
Also invited as facilitators for the training/ workshop are Yusuf Jimoh Aweda and Wisdom Elijah.
Aweda, a senior software engineer on Automation and Artificial Intelligence, will be the training facilitator on the topic ‘Role of New Media In Automotive Industry Reportage’.
Elijah Wisdom is the chief executive and founder, Creek Transitway Limited. He will be providing an insight into the topic ‘Autogas/Electric Vehicle as Alternative Amid Fuel Subsidy Removal.
The training programme is aimed at equipping the motoring journalists with the necessary reportorial skills in relation to Nigeria’s automotive industry and globally.
Chairman, NAJA, Mike Ochonma, in the statement said that the theme chosen for the training/capacity building workshop was predicated on its importance to Nigeria’s automotive industry.
He said it is imperative for journalists covering the automotive sector to be in sync with the latest happenings in the sector, especially at this point in time that many Nigerians are clamouring for alternative fuel following the removal of subsidy on petrol.
