Deputy Transport Minister, Hassan Tampuli has urged the public to disregard the Concerned Drivers Association’s notice of a 15 per cent fare increase set for November 2. According to him, fare adjustments depend on factors like fuel price stability, inflation, and other economic indicators, which he says are currently stable. …
Read More »Transport Ministry Has No Power To Determine Fares – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has chided the Ministry of Transport over its directive to the Ghana Police Service regarding the implementation of new fares. The Ministry, on Monday, April 15, directed the Ghana Police Service to be on the lookout for commercial drivers who are charging fares exceeding …
Read More »Transport Ministry Directs Police To Go After Drivers Who Charge Unapproved Fares.
The Ministry of Transport has directed the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to look out for any commercial driver who has resorted to charging new transport fares outside the existing one, thereby, putting undue burden on commuters. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Unit and released …
Read More »Ministry of Transport Asks Public To Ignore Reports Of Purported Hikes In Transport Fares
The Ministry of Transport has asked the public to disregard reports of a purported hike in the cost of public transportation across the country. The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that at a national management meeting held at the Trades Union House …
Read More »Alban Bagbin Cautions Ministers Who Fail To Appear Before Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has cautioned ministers of state who fail to appear before the House to answer questions regarding their respective ministries. According to the Speaker, the failure of some ministers to respond to summons by Parliament is becoming a canker which can derail the progress of …
Read More »Transport Ministry Contradicts Paul Adom-Otchere On Airport X’mas Tree Saga; “There Was No Procurement Process”
The Ministry of Transport has stated that “there was no procurement nor bidding process for the award of contract” in the controversial Christmas tree and decorations by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). This revelation by the ministry contradicts the claim by the board chairman of the GACL, Paul Adom-Otchere, that …
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