Delta to receive 50 CNG buses in five months — Commissioner

File: Commissioner for Transport, Mr Onoriode Agofure, during a media briefing on Thursday

The Delta State Government says it will receive 50 Compressed Natural Gas buses within the next four to five months as part of efforts to introduce a mass transit system across the state.

The Commissioner for Transport, Mr Onoriode Agofure, disclosed this during a media briefing on Thursday, saying the procurement process had begun following Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s approval of the project.

Agofure said the buses would provide residents with a cheaper, safer and more comfortable means of transportation on inter-city routes and within the Asaba metropolis.

According to him, the government has already identified the routes the buses will operate on to ensure efficient service when the scheme begins.