Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta says his administration may consider investment in electric vehicles for mass transportation to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on the citizens.

The governor stated this after inspecting and test-driving two electric vehicles on Thursday at Government House, Asaba.

He said he would set up a committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Kingsley Emu, to look into the economic viability and operational sustainability of electric vehicles in Nigeria.

“This is the first time I have had the opportunity to drive an electric vehicle, and you can see that it’s smooth, noiseless and comfortable, and with the way the price of fuel is going up, electric vehicles are better at this time because everybody is trying to move away from fuel to save cost,” the governor said.

He added, “It will also be economical, and the good thing about this is that I am putting together a team headed by the Secretary to the State Government to understudy this and see if it is something the state can do to support transporters and reduce the cost of transportation.”

Recently, the federal government said it would collaborate with the private sector to make electric vehicles available and affordable for Nigerians.

The director general of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu, said this in Abuja while addressing journalists on the sidelines of the validation workshop of the draft national action plan for developing electric vehicles in Nigeria. 

(NAN)