The federal government has vowed to prosecute marketers taking advantage of unwary Nigerians over rising prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) throughout the country.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, made the disclosure today in Kano during the inspection of some CNG mother station infrastructure ahead of the commissioning of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano AKK Pipeline and opening of two CNG daughter stations capable of dispensing CNG to more than 2,500 vehicles and 50 trucks daily, Channels TV reports.
He said the period of individuals who are exploiting Nigerians by taking advantage of the federal government’s CNG program to acquire kits, buy CNG and still charge gullible Nigerians the same as those using petrol will soon be over.
He said his aim is to have more CNG stations around the country to fulfil the present high demand and to urge more Nigerians, especially commercial drivers, to convert their vehicles.
The minister also called on people who alleged that the procedure of accessing funds for the expansion of CNG infrastructure from the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund was not transparent and practically impossible.
He urged them to provide evidence to back up their allegations and said that those who have met all the conditions have already received the money.
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