The federal government says it will consider patronising eco-green buses, proven to have a 95 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, to curtail greenhouse gases.

The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, said this when the executive officer of Eco 360 Group, Johann Reiger, presented an array of Eco-friendly buses to her in Abuja.

“A high-performance vehicle which can suit the Nigerian road system will be welcomed,” she said.

She explained that the federal government would soon roll out a long-term durable solution to best tackle road transportation challenges in the country.

The minister said this was necessary since more than 90 per cent of Nigerians travelled by road.

Speaking earlier, the group executive officer said the eco-green bus was of the highest safety standards with real-time feedback of driver’s behaviour via telemetric.

Mr Reiger said 70 per cent of its buses could be assembled locally with the extensive transfer of technological know-how throughout the value chain, in addition to the provision of two years of maintenance parts.

(NAN)