Enugu drivers request hire purchase CNG buses from NNPCL
The leaders of Holy Ghost Park Enugu drivers’ union have requested the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to grant members of the union hire purchase Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.
The drivers and park operators in Enugu State also called on the NNPCL to provide special treatment to its members at its retail stations across the state.
They made the demands during the ongoing Sensitization Programme, tagged ‘NNPC & You’, held in the state.
The programme, which has been held in some states including Borno, Taraba, is part of the company’s efforts to engage with its stakeholders and improve its services to meet their needs.
Stakeholders from five major parks in the state, including Holy Ghost park, Gariki Park, Oye Emene Park, Entraco Park, Abakpa, used the opportunity to express their concerns and suggestions on how NNPC can improve its services to commercial vehicle drivers and park operators.
One of the demands made by the stakeholders at Holy Ghost Park was the provision of separate filling tanks for commercial drivers at NNPC retail stations which, according to them, will facilitate easier access to fuel and reduce the time spent waiting in queues.
The union leaders also requested hire purchase options on CNG to promote its adoption among commercial vehicle drivers, noting that CNG is a cleaner and more efficient fuel, but its high upfront cost is a major barrier to adoption.
Similarly, at National Union Park, the stakeholders expressed concern about the limited number of NNPC retail outlets in the state and requested for new outlets in the area.
They also called for standardized fuel prices across different filling stations, noting that the current disparity in prices is unfair to commercial drivers.
