Maintain current transport fares, ignore 15% increment announcement – GPRTU to passengers

Maintain current transport fares, ignore 15% increment announcement – GPRTU to passengers

Earlier this week, Transport Operators Association announced that transport fares shall see a 15% increment as announced by Transport Operators Association.

However, Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has urged passengers and commuters of public transport to disregard any 15% increase in transport fares as announced by the Transport Operators Association.

Monday, July 22 is the date the Transport Operators Association announced that the fare increment would be effective.

Even though GPRTU acknowledged the rising prices of petroleum products and their significant impact on transportation costs, it emphasised that fare increases can only happen after proper stakeholder engagement, which has not yet happened.

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GPRTU thus directed commercial transport operators to adhere to the current fares.

Speaking to Citi News, Abass Imoro, the Industrial Relations Officer for GPRTU said, “We are not coming out with an increment. We are saying no, it is not just any ordinary increment in fuel which attracts fare adjustment. We recently increased lorry fares so we haven’t gotten there. It is unfortunate, for those who came out with that publication.

‘We know what is happening but we have to go by the laid down system before any increment is done. So the public should disregard the press release by those people who said fares will be increased.”

Regarding potential public unrest between passengers and drivers, Abass Imoro said his outfit is hopeful that the announcement of the fare increase will be retracted before Monday.

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“I will be surprised if drivers have increased the fares and are charging. We strongly believe they will retract it even before Monday,” he concluded.

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