Four leading Nigerian influencers and cultural icons—music Icon 2Face Idibia, online and lifestyle influencer Ola of Lagos, northern musician Rarara, and comedian Basket Mouth—are embarking on a fact-finding trip to India, organised by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), to provide Nigerians with a clearer understanding of CNG’s potential.
The PCNGI disclosed this in a statement. Also, according to the presidential initiative, the trip, which is part of PCNGI’s broader strategy to promote transparency, spark public conversation, and engage Nigerians through key personalities who resonate with diverse audiences, is aimed at experiencing how one of the world’s largest adopters of CNG, India, has successfully integrated it into everyday life, from commercial transportation to domestic and industrial use, amongst other things.
“Our goal is to let the country’s people be part of the process of us fully utilising our number one resource, Gas. Nigeria cannot afford doubt in our mission to make the country energy competitive, especially the ones sowed by politics and subsidy barons. We finally have a President who was bold and courageous enough to take us on this path of economic independence, and we must all pursue it together with knowledge of what is possible without fear. I doff my hat to 2Baba, Basketmouth, Ola of Lagos and Rarara for choosing to be the eyes of the people,” Toyin Subair, Vice Chairman of PCNGi, said in his statement. “Using trusted voices to show the facts, we’re building confidence in the transition and empowering the public with knowledge.”
According to Otega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant (Digital/New Media) to President Bola Tinubu and Head of the Presidential Office of Digital Engagement, this trip is not about promoting policies unquestioningly but about showing Nigerians what’s happening on the ground and encouraging them to ask questions, engage with the facts, and shape the national energy conversation.
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