Transport tech opens workshops for Nigerians to convert vehicles to auto gas

The Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) says it has built workshops across the country to assist Nigerians in converting their petrol-powered vehicles to autogas.

Dr. Bayero Salih-Farah, Director-General of the institute, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State.

He said that the institute has been working on the project for a year now and is ready to commence the conversion in the next two to three weeks.

The D-G explained that the transport institute has been working in partnership with some manufacturers of the conversion kits that would be used at its workshops to enable Nigerians to have a cheaper conversion from PMS to auto gas.

“We have sensitised relevant stakeholders across the country at different forums on the need for Nigerians to migrate from the use of PMS to gas.

“Gas is very cheap compared to petrol; it is also cleaner and more convenient. Nigerians will be able to save a lot of money when they convert their vehicles from petrol to auto gas.

“The cost of transport will come down drastically because the money required to refill a tank using auto gas will be 40 percent lower than the money required to fill a tank using petrol,’’ he said.

Salih-Farah said the use of auto gas would also reduce environmental pollution in the country substantially and appealed to Nigerians to take advantage of the initiative.

Meanwhile, the D-G said they would partner with the National Information Technology Agency on knowledge sharing on some major projects of the institute.

He said that efforts have been intensified to make the school the leading transport and logistics institute in Africa.