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From Walter Ukaegbu, Abuja.
The Director General, Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke has inaugurated a 35 man committee to set standards guiding the usage of the Compress Natural Gas, CNG for cars on Nigerian road.
Okeke who was represented by the Chief of Staff Uchenna Okafor said the inauguration is in adherence to the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s directive to reduce the country’s over dependence on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), thus offering a more affordable, cleaner and safe alternative fuel to Nigerians.
The DG disclosed this at the inauguration of the Technical Committee on Road Vehicles, LNG, LPG, CNG and Conversion kits in Abuja, stating that he has full confidence in the capabilities of each member of the committee, their expertise, knowledge, and diverse experiences will no doubt pave way for advancements in the Nigerian Automotive industry.
He said, “Together, we shall represent and bring up Nigeria’s positions at different levels of engagements in the international, Continental and Regional fora and also churn out National Standards, codes of practices and guidelines for various applications in Automotive products and services, that are demand-driven, for the betterment of our dear nation”.
The Director, Standard, Engr. Yahaya Bukar said there must be a standard in place before the implementation of the CNG. Standard is compulsory before vehicles can be converted to CNG from petroleum considering the danger of using gas, how explosive it can be.
“Nigerians have to be sensitized on how it can safely be converted and also on the usage. There will be a document showing the proper criteria for which the government can use to convert the product. Nigerians should begin the use of CNG first quarter of 2024
