The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Alhaji Ibrahim Abass Moro has specified that transportation fares will remain the same despite the rise in fuel prices.
To him, Ghanaians are already overloaded with taxes and among others therefore they won’t worsen their difficulties by increasing transportation fares.
This decision came to light at a meeting held between Alhaji Ibrahim Abass, Cargo truck drivers, articulated truck drivers and long-distance bus drivers.
However, they had previously served a notice to increase transport fares today, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, if the government failed to resolve the rising fuel prices in the country.
Prices at the pumps on Thursday, November 4, 2021, saw an increment of 1 pesewa, from the previous GHS6.80p to GHS6.90p.
Passengers and transport operators are unhappy for the reason that the government recently approved the removal of the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levies (PRSL) on petrol, diesel, and LPG for two months.
The directive should have started in November but consumers are rather seeing an upward adjustment of fuel prices in Ghana.
Reacting to the issue on Tuesday on whether or not the transport operators would increase their fares as it said last week, Abass Moro said “we (Cargo truck drivers, articulated truck drivers, long-distance busses) had a marathon meeting yesterday and we came out with something successful.
“We are not going to increase transport fares. We all know the challenges in the country but there are taxes and levies that must be taken out of the petroleum products but we are not going to announce an increase in transport fare”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
