The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has revealed that Lagos needs at least 15,000 regulated public transit buses to function optimally, but the current operational fleet stands at just over 1,000.
LAMATA’s Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this during a visit by the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) to the agency, according to a statement posted on the Authority’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday.
The PCC delegation, led by its Commissioner, Hafeez Odunewu, alongside Director of Investigations, Ayinde Wale, and other officials, engaged LAMATA officials to address concerns over bus availability and long waiting times at stations across the state.