The Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it will announce new fares for public transport on Monday, October 24, 2022.
The increment is due to the continuous price hikes of petroleum products at the various fuel pumps.
Currently, Diesel and Petrol are selling for over GH¢15 and GH¢13 respectively at fuel pumps; a situation transport operators say is deteriorating their profit.
A meeting between the GPRTU and Transport Ministry on the fare adjustment ended in a stalemate.
Hotfmghana.com observed the Industrial Relations Officer for the GPRTU, Abbas Imoro, who spoke with Citi news that the union could do little to rescue the situation.
“Normally, if we can conclude, we will come out on Monday with a percentage of increment. We will give the passengers a few days to adjust themselves to the new prices,” Abbas Imoro stated.
He further admonished passengers to bear with the GPRTU to keep their business running.
“We’ve been very considerate. This would have been the third or fourth adjustment from May. We are all in this country and have seen frequent increments in fuel prices. But we have sacrificed to contain it. But we can no longer bear the cost.”
“So we urge passengers to bear with us”, he added.
