Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says its partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and other affiliated unions is helping to reshape public transportation in Nigeria's commercial hub.

Speaking on Channels Television's Sunrise programme on Saturday, LAMATA Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, explained that yellow buses, popularly known as danfos, still move the majority of commuters in Lagos and cannot be completely scrapped.

"It is not about throwing away what exists," Ms Akinajo said. "We work with the yellow buses because if you do not interact with them, you cannot speak of regulation; they are the ones who carry the majority of people in Lagos."

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