The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has suspended a planned 15% increment in transport fares, which was supposed to take effect on Monday, July 22, 2024.
The drivers attributed the increase in transport fares to the rising fuel cost and other essentials such as spare parts for the transport business.
Later, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), urged commuters to disregard the announcement by the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana.
In an interview, the Public Relations Officer of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, David Agboado, justified that the timing for the increment will compound the woes of the public, thus necessitating the suspension in all regions.
“We the transport operators have sat together and do our own thing. We have come to the understanding that things have been increased…fuel, spare parts and everything is up but this is not the time that we should increase the transport fare that is why we have come together to say we won’t increase it again.
“If you ask me, transport fares will not be going up because we the transporters have understood ourselves,” he noted on Citi FM.
Meanwhile, Mr. Agboado has pleaded with commercial drivers to continue charging old fares until an appropriate time to increase fares.
“What I will tell my fellow drivers is that they should exercise patience. It is we that increased. They have appointed us to do that and we are doing that in their interest. This one too is in their interest and we are doing it so they should exercise patience. They shouldn’t get angry. The right time will come,” he added.