The Minister of Transport, Dzifa Attivor has appealed to transport operators to reduce transport fares to reflect the 10% reduction in the price of petroleum products.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ezX1KT91YnLq5DB6SOkTtVzyBFo0xqpZ”]The various transport unions announced a 5 percent reduction in transport fares following the 10 percent reduction in petroleum prices announced by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
But days after the announcement, most transport operators have failed to reduce their fares despite their incessant calls in the last quarter of 2014 for the government to review downwards, the prices of petrol.
Speaking to Citi News, Dzifa Attivor reminded transport operators of the consequences of their actions.
She pointed out that “per their regulations, they have penalties for those who will not comply so along the line, we will be reviewing to see those who are not complying.”
The sector Minister nonetheless admitted that both the leadership of the transport union and her Ministry cannot be “everywhere at the same time so it will take a bit of process but they know that there are penalties for not respecting their leadership, complying with directives.”
She indicated that since the petroulem prices were adjusted downwards during the holidays, her outfit met with the leadership of the transport unions on Jnauary 7 where it was agreed upon that transport fares will be reduced.
She thus charged the drivers to comply “because it’s a meeting that we all attended and arrived at and so they should comply.”
Dzifa Ativor stressed that “the same way when we go up [prices are increased], they comply, so when we reduce, they should comply.”
She however atribted the defiant stance by most drivers to “attiudnal issues.”
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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