A strong caution against charging unapproved fares by certain drivers has been issued by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC).
In a press release dated April 11, they stressed that increasing transport fares without approval is illegal and that passengers should ignore any increases.
“It has come to our attention that some sections of Drivers have arbitrarily increased transport fares in contravention of the Administrative Instrument on the review of public transport fares in the country. This action is illegal and must be stopped immediately if this is true,” the release endorsed by representatives of Ghana Private Road Transport Union and Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council read.
The GPRTU and the GRTCC have been in communication with stakeholders to evaluate different cost components and come up with a viable solution in response to growing fuel prices and operating cost.
“Once consensus is reached, the general public will be duly informed. Therefore, any increase outside the Administrative Instrument, should be disregarded and treated with contempt. We therefore urge commuters not to pay any fare outside the existing fares,” the Unions said in the jointly signed press release by Godfred Abulbire and Emmanuel Yeboah.
According to the press release, the two transport groups made its demands during a meeting with the Ministry of Transport on April 10, 2024. The current fares are still in effect, until a deal is reached and made public.
“As leadership, we have followed with keen interest, the recent adjustment in the fuel prices and other related operational cost. We are currently engaging stakeholders to give consideration to the various cost component and agree on the way forward. As has been the practice, the leadership met with the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday 10. April, 2024 to present our demands.
We are by this statement, urging the Regional Administrations, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and the Station Welfare committees to ensure compliance to the existing fares as no such decision has been taken regarding any fare increment. We also want to urge all drivers to abide by this directive and have confidence in the leadership. We will continue to push for welfare of transport operators,” the release concluded.
By Eva Boamah
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