FG to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles in August, says Shettima

The federal government will begin the rollout of 10,000 electric tricycles in August as part of efforts to improve public transportation and strengthen the country’s transport system, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said.

Shettima disclosed this on Monday during a courtesy visit by the Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027 group, noting that the tricycles would be distributed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) across the North-East and other parts of the country.

He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved the expansion of the initiative to other regions through the country’s regional development commissions.

“The President has approved the replication of the initiative in other parts of the country by the various regional development commissions,” the Vice President said.

Shettima said the administration’s transport agenda is aimed at transforming Nigeria’s transport network into a fully integrated logistics system.

“The priority of this administration is to move Nigeria from a fragmented transport system to an integrated logistics chain where ports, rail lines, CNG-powered trucks, inland waterways, airports and local feeder roads work together to support commerce, agriculture, industry and national integration,” he stated.

According to him, the government’s reforms are anchored on the nationwide rollout of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), upgrades to port infrastructure and efforts to strengthen the logistics value chain.

Emphasising the administration’s broader vision, Shettima said: “Our vision is an unbroken logistics chain, where a container moves from a deep-sea port to a rail wagon, then to a CNG-powered truck, then to a trader in Ariaria Market or Maiduguri, without delay or policy failure.”