The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has said Ghanaians should disregard the 20 percent increment in transport fares at some bus terminals.
Reports say, some commercial drivers at some bus terminals are already charging 20% more on transport fares ahead of the expected increment in transport fares by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) on Friday.
The GRTCC in a press statement indicated that transport fares are always negotiated for and on behalf of all operators by GRTCC and GPRTU.
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GTRCC) has indicated that the Transport Ministry is ready for a tripartite meeting including the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to deliberate on a proposal for fare increase.
The General Secretary of the Council, Emmanuel Ohene-Yeboah stated that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
In this regard, GTRCC, in a statement dated May 9, asked the general public and commuters to disregard the purported upward adjustment of transport fares of 20% by the GPRTU.
This, the group explained, is because “transport fares have always been negotiated for and on behalf of all operators by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union.”
The group indicated that “no single union or group has the capacity to determine the quantum of increase except the two bodies mentioned above.”
“We want to reiterate that the GRTCC and the GPRTU have not divorced from standing protocols for a fare increase, it is, therefore, unjustified for any group of persons to stampede the process to announce fare increase without reference to the standing protocols,” part of the release indicated.
Read the full statement below:
