Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG) has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the deployment of 37 electric buses in Abuja under the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Programme.
It described the initiative as a response to the transportation challenges confronting civil servants.
The deployment is significant and timely to BAT-IG, as it follows a transportation intervention proposal submitted by the Convener of BAT-IG, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, calling on President Tinubu to provide affordable transportation for workers across Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
Atoyebi highlighted the growing pressure of transportation costs on civil servants’ incomes, following encounters with workers at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), a military hospital and other federal institutions in Abuja on August 12.
BAT-IG had advocated the deployment of CNG buses in MDAs, expansion of vehicle conversion centres and broader government intervention to reduce the transportation burden on workers.
While the government’s latest intervention is through electric buses, rather than the CNG buses proposed by BAT-IG, the group welcomes the decision to directly address the transportation challenges of civil servants.
The buses represent the first phase of a planned 100-electric-bus fleet, with the programme expected to expand beyond Abuja to other federal secretariats across the country.
BAT-IG commends President Tinubu for listening and attending to concerns on the welfare of workers and for continuing to pursue practical solutions under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The group remains committed to identifying genuine challenges affecting Nigerians and pushing people-oriented projects and policies that can translate government programmes into tangible benefits for citizens.
As of today, BAT-IG has proposed more than 70 people-oriented interventions and development proposals across communities, streets, wards, local government areas and states, including proposals submitted within the past two days.
For BAT-IG, this is the essence of ideological support for President Tinubu: not merely defending government policies, but identifying gaps, presenting workable solutions and supporting the administration to deliver projects that directly improve the lives of Nigerians.
The group will continue to document, advocate and mobilise support for such interventions, while presenting the positive impact of the Renewed Hope Agenda to Nigerians.