It should be noted that the GRTCC and GPRTU are not acquainted with the individuals posing as transport operators and requesting a transportation fare increase.
Speculations that transportation prices may increase starting on July 18, 2022, have been refuted by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC). The GRTCC declared that the announcement by “a group of unknown transport operators” that transportation fares would increase by 20% starting on July 18 was illegal and should not be tolerated.
The people behind the announcement of the increase in transportation costs were not a recognized group with the authority to set transportation costs, according to Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, the general secretary of the GRTCC, who spoke to Graphic Online. On Wednesday, July 13, Mr. Ohene Yeboah told Timothy Ngnenbe of Graphic Online that the only organizations with negotiating power over transportation costs were the GRTCC and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).
“It should be noted that the GRTCC and GPRTU are not acquainted with the individuals posing as transport operators and requesting a transportation fare increase. I’ve been informed that the group includes dealers and operators of Okada equipment. We are not aware of them as a splinter organization with the mission to support increases in transportation costs for other operators.” He insisted that there were no active conversations over transportation costs between the GRTCC and the GPRTU.
He said, “There is a laid-out method for negotiating it. We have done transportation fare increases with consecutive governments. According to him, the Ministry of Transport, the Consumer Protection Agency, the GRTCC, and the GPRTU all participated in talks on transportation costs (CPA). We all sit down and evaluate the issue while taking into account the cost of fuel, replacement parts, and other market aspects, the man remarked. Mr. Yeboah continued by saying that even while gasoline costs were one of the variables that went into determining transportation fares, one could not solely rely on them to announce increases.
Only 33% of all considerations are taken into account when negotiating a transport fare increase, including fuel prices. Mr. Yeboah claimed that to prevent drivers from charging excessive fees, the GRTCC and other stakeholders were now working at harmonizing the transportation fare regime. “When fares are publicized, some people take advantage of the system by charging more than what is allowed. We request that our terminal leadership implement guidelines on fares so that the same fares be assessed depending on distance, “he stated. Additionally, he counseled the general population to insist on paying the correct fares.
