The Free CNG Mass Transit Scheme introduced by Governor Uba Sani provides free Compressed Natural Gas buses for residents of Kaduna State. Workers, students, teachers, traders, artisans and pensioners board the buses daily without paying fares. The programme is presented as a social safety net that returns money to households and protects livelihoods during a difficult economic period. It follows the removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in 2023, a decision described as difficult but necessary to ease an unsustainable fiscal burden.
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