KMA to deploy police to enforce compliance with reduced transport fares

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is taking steps to ensure commercial drivers in the metropolis adhere to new transport fares following a 15 per cent reduction by transport unions.

A statement issued by the public affairs directorate of the assembly and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi, said it had come to its notice that some commercial drivers have refused to comply with the newly approved fares.

“It is important to note that any commercial driver who refuses to charge the approved reduced fare commits a criminal offence punishable by law,” the statement cautioned.

It said officers will be deployed on major roads within the city to enforce compliance following a meeting between the leadership of KMA and the Regional Head of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).

The statement entreated the public to cooperate with officers who would be deployed on the roads, as the KMA strived to restore order and sanity on the roads.

In another development, Mr Wilbert Petty Brentum, the Western North Regional Minister, says the 15 per cent reduction in transport fares will boost the economy by lowering the prices of goods and services across all sectors.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview, the Minister said the reduction was attributed to favourable microeconomic conditions, particularly the continuous appreciation of the cedi against the dollar, which had contributed to the drop in fuel prices.

He said: “The fare reduction is expected to improve food prices since traders often factored transportation cost into their pricing, so they should support this initiative by adjusting their prices downward to reflect this significant progress.”

Mr Wilbert Brentum continued: “Under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, some economic policies have fostered a more favourable financial environment, allowing the currency to gain strength against other international currencies.”

These policies, he added, had a direct and positive impact on the cost of imported goods, particularly fuel which was a critical component of the transport sector.

He appealed to the leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other authorities to take actions against drivers who failed to comply with the directives.

GNA

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