Transport fares to go up today

Members of the Concerned Drivers Association and True Drivers Union have increased their transport fares by 10 percent effective today, Monday, 28 May 2018.

This was contained in a statement jointly signed by David Agboado and Yaw Barimah PROs for Concerned Drivers Association and True Drivers Union respectively.

According to the groups, the increment has become necessary due to the “rapid and insensitive increment on fuel prices in recent times.”

The groups said they are left with no option than to “share this unwarranted burden put on us by the government with our customers” and have called on passengers to cooperate with the drivers in this regard.

Read the full statement below

TRUE DRIVERS UNION AND CONCERNED DRIVERS ASSOCIATION ACCRA – GHANA

27TH MAY, 2018

10 PERCENT INCREAMENT ON TRANSPORT FARE

The above mentioned transport unions per this press release wish to inform their members nationwide as well as passenger that there has been 10% increase on transport fare effective tomorrow, 28th May 2018.

This increment has become necessary due to the rapid and insensitive increment on fuel prices in recent times.

We are therefore left with no option than to share this unwarranted burden put on us by the government with our customers.

The public is hereby advised to cooperate.

Thank you.

Yours in service,

……….Signed……

Yaw Barimah –
PRO True Drivers Union
0500-312104

David Agboado – PRO Concerned Drivers Association
0266-397878

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com