GPRTU and GRTCC urge no fare increases for the time being.
An attempt by some driver unions to maliciously raise public transportation fares without the consent of the main union, GPRTU, and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), who have the administrative mandate to negotiate public transportation fares on behalf of all driver unions, has failed.
The GPRTU, along with some driver unions, met on Monday, July 10, 2022, to discuss the future of their business in the face of the country's challenges.
This web portal understands that at the said meeting, one key issue - the reintroduction of toll booth levy - was thoroughly discussed.
However, shortly after the meeting, some driver unions, including the True Drivers Union, Ghana Committed Drivers Union, and Concerned Drivers Union, issued statements ostensibly calling for an increase in public transportation fares.
Following the public statements, the GPRTU and the Ghana Committed Drivers Association have stated that they do not agree with these driver unions' plans.
The GPRTU and the GRTCC described plans to raise public transportation fares by the True Drivers Union, Concerned Drivers Union, and the Ghana Committed Drivers Association as malicious in joint statements issued in Accra on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
The Ghana Committed Drivers Association also in a statement issued on Wednesday, condemned that action of the driver unions and distanced themselves from any purported to increase public fares.
According to the GPRTU, GRTCC and the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, the intended action by the driver unions is not only targeted at creating disaffection within the driver unions and or transport operators but confusion among the general public.
“For the records, we, Ghana Committed Drivers Association work hand-in-hand with the GPRTU, and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), the only recognized mandated bodies, to negotiate public transport fares on behalf of all transport unions, to increase public transport fares or otherwise. We, therefore, urge the general public to treat any purported talks or plans to increase transport fares with the contempt that it deserves”, noted the Chairman of the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Charles Danso, in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
The GPRTU and GRTCC also in a joint statement signed by the GPRTU General Secretary, Godfred Abulbire, and released in Accra on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, said “we want to state without any equivocation and again in unambiguous terms that not only is the statement a palpable false but also malicious and targeted to increase disaffection and confusion with the driver unions. We urge the various driver unions, the commuting and the general public to disregard any such statement and treat it with the contempt that it deserves”.
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