Story By: Juliet Akosua Danquah
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is deploying a task force to curb unlawful practices amid complaints of vehicle shortages.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, recently condemned operators creating artificial scarcity to overcharge passengers.
In an interview, the Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of GPRTU, Samuel Amoah, stated: “We had a meeting today. We will be hitting the streets with our taskforce to ensure that if our vehicles are found engaging in such practices, we will cause their arrest and impose sanctions.”
The union will collaborate with police and district assemblies to enforce regulations. He urged commuters to use designated stations, saying the union encourages members to operate from official toll-paid stations where compliance is monitored.
“We will be organising our union guards and request from the Minister to allow the police to come in. The MMDCEs will also come in. We will be standing at some vantage areas where we think most of these floating drivers park. It is there that we will find out those that are doing that. Those that are with the GPRTU, we will sanction them, those that are not, there are laws,” he added.
