The Coalition of Transport Operators says its members have reached a consensus to increase transport fares by 30% effective next week.
This decision was reached after a 16-member transport union including Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU), Concerned Drivers Association, Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA), amongst others, met last Thursday, February 3, in Accra over concerns about the hikes in fuel prices.
The Union says it will meet with the Ministry of Transport over the expected increment on Monday, February 7, 2022.
The National PRO of the concerned Drivers Association, David Agboad explained their stance saying the price of fuel is unbearable.
However, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union [GPRTU] has dissociated itself from any attempts to increase transport fares by 40%.
This follows an announcement by the Concerned Drivers Association of plans to increase transport fares by 40% effective January 17, 2022. Head of Communications at GPRTU Abass, Imoro told Nathaniel Nartey that the Concerned Drivers Association is going about its actions in the wrong way, and expects to have a meeting with them to iron out issues.
”We disassociate ourselves from that because we all came together to form the Coalition (Coalition of Commercial Transport Operators) and without any reason they came out with this statement and in any case is that the way to go about to increase transport fares?”, according to the Head of Communications for GPRTU Abass Imoro.
