{"id":10526,"date":"2014-04-02T14:46:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2014-04-02T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T14:46:19","slug":"npa-didnt-consult-us-before-increasing-fuel-prices-transport-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/04\/npa-didnt-consult-us-before-increasing-fuel-prices-transport-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"NPA didn\u2019t consult us before increasing fuel prices \u2013 Transport operators"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5136\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5136\" alt=\"NPA Boss,Moses Asaga\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga.jpg 350w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/moses_asaga-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NPA Boss,Moses Asaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Transport operators in the country have criticized the National Petroleum Authority(NPA) for not consulting them before increasing the fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p>A manager at the VIP Bus terminal in Accra who spoke to <strong>Citi News<\/strong> on condition of anonymity stated that the NPA deliberately ignored their contributions to the fuel price increment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are just cheating on us and they know it. You don\u2019t increase the fuel and wait for the drivers to take their own decision before you come out with prices. When you are taking decisions, just seek our consent,\u201d he lamented<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the bus drivers will announce their new fares after the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) approves the new fares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an increase in fuel prices. We know it already but we cannot decide to increase arbitrarily until the prices are out,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, commercial drivers and passengers in the Central Region, Cape Coast are complaining about the seven percent increment in fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p>The drivers have threatened to increase transportation fares without approval from the GPRTU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport operators in the country have criticized the National Petroleum Authority(NPA) for not consulting them before increasing the fuel prices. 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