The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has warned transport stations and branches they will be sanctioned if they do not comply with the 15% fare reduction.
According to Godfred Abulbire, the General Secretary of GPRTU some operators in the Ashanti Region had cited late communication as a reason for delay in adjusting fares.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Godfred Abulbire stated, “The chairman has forwarded another press release and made it known that by tomorrow if stations or branches working under us don’t comply with the directives, sanctions will be meted out to those terminals”.
“A particular punishment drivers do not like is to seize him or stop him from loading. So we think that is what we need to do,” he added.
However, some transport operators in Tamale are yet to fully comply with the directive by GPRTU to reduce transport fares by 15%
According to reports, some stations have only reduced by 10% with others defying the directive by insisting they will reduce on Monday, citing late notice.
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other commercial transport operators have announced that prices of transport will drop by 15 per cent effective Saturday, May 24, 2025.
This comes following successful negotiations between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport.
The 15 per cent adjustment reflects the sustained appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar, contributing to a significant drop in fuel prices.
Speaking on CITI NEWS Abass Imoro, the Industrial Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) stated, “We have finally agreed to reduce lorry fares by 15%, but it will take effect from Saturday.
Although currently, spare parts sellers have promised to reduce some of their prices for now, which hasn’t taken effect, and none of the lubricants which went up has been reduced currently, we decided to peg the reduction at 15%”, he added.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Abbas Ibrahim Moro has advised passengers not to assault drivers or their mates if they refuse to implement the 15% fare reduction on Saturday 24th May 2025.
According to Alhaji Abbas Ibrahim Moro, passengers should rather report drivers and mates who fail to comply with the 15 per cent reduction of transport fare to the police instead.
The GPRTU PRO is quoted to have said, “ Don’t beat drivers or mates if they refuse to reduce fares by 15 per cent on Saturday; report them to the Police instead”.
