Some drivers in the country
will from Monday increase the transport fares over concernDrivers threaten fare
increase on Monday over fuel prices about the cost of fuel.
The
leadership of the National Concerned Drivers Association says if the government
refuses to reduce the price of fuel at the pumps with immediate effect, they
will have no option but to adjust transport fares upwards.
According
to the association, the observation of the social distancing protocol in their
vehicles is having a huge toll on their earnings.
The
Vice-Chairman for the National Concerned Drivers Association, David Agboado in
a Citi News interview said the government must heed to their calls especially
when there is a sharp decline in the price of crude oil on the international
market due to lockdowns across the world following the coronavirus pandemic.
“Now
that the fuel is $19 per barrel, we are buying it at GH¢19.85 pesewas which
doesn’t match at all. The government should tell the OMCs to reduce the price
at least to GH¢10 per gallon. Dialogue is the first option and that is why we
are calling on the Ministry in charge of Transport and Ministry of Energy to
sit [and discuss this] or we will increase the fares by Monday,” Mr Agboado
said.
Commercial
vehicles are expected to reduce the number of passengers they take on board
their vehicles in adherence to social distancing protocols amidst the COVID-19
outbreak in Ghana.
While some have been seen to
be in compliance, others have refused to pay heed, arguing that practising
social distancing on their aboard their vehicles will land them in debt.
Source: citinewsroom.com
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