The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is set to hold a meeting with its Welfare Executives in the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, January 20, to plan the reintroduction of identification tags for commercial vehicles, following concerns over unapproved fare charges by floating drivers.
The planned meeting comes after the Ministry of Transport announced that transport unions had agreed to reintroduce identification tags for commercial vehicles to help regulate the sector and curb fare abuses.
Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom on Monday, January 19, the Deputy Industrial and Public Relations Officer of the GPRTU, Samuel Amoah, said the engagement will focus on agreeing on the modalities for implementing the identification system, particularly in Greater Accra where the problem is most prevalent.
According to him, the regional leadership will meet with Welfare Executives to determine how the identification tags will be designed and made visible to commuters.
“Since the current problem is with Greater Accra, the regional leadership is meeting all the Welfare executives tomorrow to plan the implementation. We will decide on how it will be visible. However, we will do something that will be visible, it doesn’t necessarily have to do with colour. That is why we are meeting the various Welfare Executives tomorrow,” he stated.
The unions are also expected to establish a task force to ensure strict compliance with approved fare structures.
