The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced a 15% reduction in transport fares, effective Saturday, May 24, 2025.
This follows a meeting between the National Executive of the GPRTU and the Minister of Transport.
Public Relations Officer of GPRTU, Alhaji Abbas Ibrahim Moro, in an interview with TV3, stated that an agreement has been reached to slash the transport fares.
“We just had a meeting with the Minister of Transport and we have agreed that effective Saturday, May 25, transport fares must be reduced by 15%.”
Alhaji Moro’s revelation comes amidst calls for a reduction in fares due to a drop in prices of fuel at the pumps.
“The fuel price has dropped by, let’s say 18%. So the tradition we do is that we divide it by 3 and use one-third of it. But we decided on 15% based on fuel price. We are also hopeful that our brothers in the spare parts business will reduce their prices as well,” he stated.
“We want to place on record that we did not wait for the other components of our cost build up to reduce before the 15% reduction,” Alhaji Moro added.
He stressed that members of the Union who fail to comply with the directive will have themselves to blame.
“If your Union has decided, you have no option than to comply,” he said.