Commercial drivers in the Accra Metropolis have given ultimatum to the authorities that if they did not receive any news on the transport fares review by Thursday, March 30, they would advice themselves.
The fares are being discussed by the Transport Ministry, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to determine the increase or otherwise.
In an interview conducted by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) with some of their leaders at Tema Station, Agege, Madina, Agbogbloshie, Sukura, and Russia in Accra, they complained of high cost of spare parts and fuel which affect their returns.
Mr Emmanuel Nii Ankrah, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the GPRTU, when contacted, said negotiation for the review of fares was ongoing.
He, therefore, appealed to the drivers to exercise restraints pending the outcome of the negotiation.
Meanwhile the Transport Fares Review Committee at the Ministry of Transport has called for cooperation of all transport operators, commuters and the public on the issue until a solution is found.
A statement signed by both chairmen of the GPRTU and the GRTCC, Mr Kwame Kuma and Mr Ben Peprah-Amoabeng on the transport fare review, urged operators to maintain the current fares until further notice.
“This will enable other components that go into the running of commercial road transport services to be taken into consideration,” it said.
The statement said it had been agreed that all stakeholders met on Thursday, March 30, by which time any decision agreed upon would be communicated to all transport operators and the public.
Source: GNA
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Hmmmm I remember i bored a taxi from town to markert circle, Takoradi. I asked the driver, fuel has been increased and when are they going to increase the fares? He told me ''we the drivers have decided not to increase the fares because Nana Addo has come''. I said wow so you guys are doing politics here too and you are here suffering and complaining. Eiiii NPP
this is what happens when top officials are in bed with government. now your party is in power do as you did to the previous government. By their fruits ,you shall know them
I am a car owner, we will not allow G.P.R.U officials who are in bed with government to ***barred word*** us. Fuel prices have gone up several times and they expect us to maintain the same prices. The G.P.R.TU officials should ask themselves when was the last time that transportation fares were increased? Yet in a month, fuel prices can be increased not less than 2 times. WHY? We will not allow politics into transportation fares. We will increase it if nothing is done by 30th March 2017.