A woman residing in Taifa in the Ga East municipality has cried out, calling on President John Mahama and the GPRTU, following transport operators charging exorbitant prices.
The woman asserted that prices have indeed reduce but drivers are ‘cutting the heads’ of passengers by charging double the normal fare price.
Speaking in a viral video, the woman stated, “GPRTU Leadership, something is disturbing me. I live in Taifa and work in Accra. When I come to work, I board four cars, even with that they don’t take the normal fare, the drivers charge double the fare.
We beg, we are asking, is there no leadership in this country? What drivers and their mates are doing to us is very painful. If care is not taken, people are going to die in this country, we are begging”.
She further added, “We are pleading with you, President John Mahama, rise up, prices have reduce but drivers are cutting our head what they are doing to us is painful”.
Meanwhile, Samuel Amoah, the Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has revealed that their task force will be hitting the streets to sanction drivers engaging in unlawful practices.
According to the GPRTU, they plan to work with the Police in arresting and imposing sanctions on drivers engaging in fare violations.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Wednesday, January 14, Samuel Amoah stated, “We had a meeting today. We will be hitting the streets with our task force to ensure that if our vehicles are found engaging in such practices, we will cause their arrest and impose sanctions. We will be meeting the Transport Minister hopefully by Friday.
“We will be organising our union guards and request from the Minister to allow the police to come in. The MMDCEs will also come in. We will be standing at some vantage areas where we think most of these floating drivers park. It is there that we will find out those that are doing that. Those that are with the GPRTU, we will sanction them; those that are not, there are laws,” he said.
Additionally, Abass Imoro, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has told passengers to resist paying fares above the approved rates.
The GPRTU PRO highlighted that any unofficial increase by drivers is illegal and punishable under the law.
He stressed that both operators and passengers must strictly adhere to fare regulations.
Also, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, has alleged that there is a deliberate attempt by some operators to create artificial scarcity of vehicles to charge passengers high prices.
Watch the video below:
Woman Urges GPRTU Leadership and President John Mahama to Act on Transport Fare Overpricing Before It’s Too Late pic.twitter.com/x8niVprXsS
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