The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has announced a 15% increase in transport fares, effective Monday, July 22.
The association attributed the increment to the rising cost of fuel and increased prices of essential items such as spare parts.
On Tuesday July 16, fuel prices increased at various pumps across the country with petrol selling at about GH¢14.795 per litre, diesel selling at GH¢15.332 per litre while LPG rose to GH¢16.205 per kilogramme.
Public Relations Officer of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, David Agboado, on Wednesday July 17 bemoaned the effects these rising costs are having on the transport sector which according to him justifies the increase in transport fares.
Mr. Agboado stressed that, drivers cannot continue to absorb the escalating fuel prices, which are significantly impacting their earnings hence the increment is seen as a necessary measure to ensure the sustainability of their operations amidst the rising costs.
“We will be increasing transport fares by Monday by 15%. The reason is that fuel prices have gone high. All that we use in servicing our vehicles has gone high. That necessitated the 15% increment.”
“Transport Ministry is not aware and we don’t need to sit with Transport Ministry before we increase our transport fares. We keep saying this,” he stated in an interview on Accra based Citi FM
