PRESS STATEMENT

BAT-IG Hails Tinubu as Renewed Hope Mass Transit Programme Delivers 37 Electric Buses for Civil Servants

27 August 2026

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the deployment of 37 electric buses in Abuja under the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Programme, describing the initiative as a practical response to the transportation yearnings and challenges confronting civil servants.

The deployment is particularly significant and timely to BAT-IG as it follows a transportation intervention proposal submitted by the Convener of BAT-IG, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi, on August 13, 2026, calling on President Tinubu to provide affordable staff transportation for workers across Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

In his proposal, 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, 2026.

BAT-IG had specifically advocated the deployment of CNG buses to 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 37 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 peoposed more than 70 people-oriented interventions and development proposals across different 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.

BAT-IG therefore congratulates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on this important intervention and encourages the Federal Government to sustain and expand the programme to reach more workers and communities across Nigeria.

Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi

Convener

Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BAT-IG)