Lanre Shittu Motors partners NADDC, PCNGi on training CNG technicians
Frontline auto company, Lanre Shittu Motors (LSM), has entered a partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), and the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) to facilitate the training of auto technicians for the conversion of petrol vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and the provision of Special Service Tools (SST). Participants […]
Frontline auto company, Lanre Shittu Motors (LSM), has entered a partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), and the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) to facilitate the training of auto technicians for the conversion of petrol vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and the provision of Special Service Tools (SST).
Participants at the first phase of the training that was held towards the end of last month at the NADDC centre in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, included members of the Nigerian Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), Ekiti State chapter and representatives of the Ekiti State University (EKSU).
The trainees, numbering 45, were selected from all the local governments in the state.
In order to complement their training, LSM went a step further to provide the participants with the Special Service Tools and battery-powered hand-drilling machines, worth about N400,000 each.
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The Managing Director of LSM, Mr Taiwo Shittu, commended President Bola Tinubu for the CNG initiative.
Daily Trust reports that the PCNGi recently rolled out the free distribution of conversion kits and free conversion across the country.
Lanre Shittu stated that President Tinubu had energised the nation’s auto industry, adding that it would reduce the cost of public transportation and boost economic activities.
He told journalists that the company remained committed to facilitating the growth of the local auto industry by collaborating with the NADDC in training technicians and providing them with modern tools.
NADDC Director-General Joseph Osanipin, stated that the training was aimed at ensuring capacity building and skill upgrades for technicians and youths to enable them to cope with the dynamic automotive industry.