The Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has reduced fuel by fifteen [15] pesewas after a directive from President Akufo-Addo following a meeting with Ghana Private Road Transport Union on Monday, December 6, 2021.
The new price became operative on Tuesday morning with a litre of fuel at Goil now selling at 6 cedis 70 pesewas. The call for the reduction of fuel came after a crunch meeting with driver unions who declared a sit-down strike Monday over fuel prices.
Passengers were left stranded in most parts of Accra following the strike by the Coalition of Commercial Transport Operators which started on Monday December 6, 2021.
The situation which passengers described as unfortunate halted movement of persons and goods within the Accra Metropolis.
Most lorry stations were empty, with some frustrated passengers engaging the services of commercial motorbike (Okada) riders, others walking.
At some stations, passengers formed long queues in anticipation of getting a vehicle to market centres and their places of work.
Some commuters had to wait at the bus stops and lorry stations with the hope that the drivers will call off their strike.
