Some disgruntled drivers in the Greater Accra Region have vowed to reassess their prices if fuel prices increase in the nation.
They assert that they won’t wait for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to discuss the upward adjustment percentage with the government.
One driver told Accra-based TV3 that since Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) don’t publicize fuel price increases, truckers aren’t required to inform the government about their transportation costs either.
“We wake up and petrol and diesel prices have been increased. Do the operators announce their decision to increase it? So why should we inform the government about our decision to increase transport fares?
“Nowadays, we will just make things simple. If we go to the filling stations and fuel prices have increased, we will just increase our fares as well,” one angry driver told the journalist.
The Concerned Drivers Association raised transportation costs for the second time in two weeks prior to this.
The implementation of the 19% increase in transportation fees was begun by drivers on Saturday, October 29. A litre of petrol or diesel cost 15.99 or 13.99 at the time, respectively.
Today, a litre of diesel costs ¢23.99, while a litre of petrol costs ¢17.99.
Due to this, drivers have once more increased transport prices on their own, without consulting with the government.
The drivers bemoaned the state of the economy. Describing it as terrible, one driver asked, “Where are we going? Does government want to kill us?”
One driver urged that the government upgrade the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to stop the importation of expensive fuel in light of the effects of the economy’s spiralling fuel prices.
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