GPRTU: Union denies reports of increase in transport fares in coming days
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has denied claims of 30% increment in transport fares in the coming days.
This comes after media reports indicating that transport fares will go up by some 30%, effective September 30, 2022.
According to the General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, there will be no such increment, describing the move as unwarranted.
“This is not coming from us and I repeat that information is not coming from us. We are not part of that decision. It is a group of persons that have come out to increase the transport fares and giving timelines”.
“They cannot implement it, but they keep saying they will increase it”, he stated in an interview.
Mr. Abulbire said its members are interested in the reduction of fuel prices.
According to him, the association does not benefit from increase in fares, considering the inconsistencies in fuel prices.
“When you take your cameras to speak to our drivers, they will tell you that they want the fuel prices to go down instead of increasing transport fares. This is because we do not benefit from it”, he mentioned.
The association said in the coming days it will engage various stakeholders within the sector to decide on whether there will be an increment or not.
