Lagos Assembly Summons Transport Agency For Not Using Yoruba Language In Trains

 The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has been summoned by the Lagos State House of Assembly to appear before it over its refusal to add Yoruba to languages it uses for announcements in its train service.

The Legislators while noting the importance of Yoruba language for passing information to passengers on the trains, said it would help some of them, especially new users, easily understand what to do.

The House of Assembly averred that since 2017 when the bill on compulsory teaching of Yoruba language in schools was passed, the state had made conscious efforts to encourage the use of the language in public places and should be sustained.

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 The legislators therefore, invited LAMATA to appear and explain the reasons behind its refusal to adopt the use of the language.