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The newly appointed deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Alexander Ackon<\/span> has issued a stern warning to unregistered drivers in the Kumasi metropolis to desist from the act and join recognized unions or risk being sanctioned.<\/p>\n

These drivers, popularly known as \u201cwaawaa<\/span>\u201d drivers, who are essentially private commercial drivers, do not charge at a fixed fare for a journey as drivers belonging to recognized unions do.<\/p>\n

Instead they charge separate \u00a0rates \u00a0for different stops, which sometimes results in \u00a0passengers paying a higher amount than they would have if they traveled the same distance in a union vehicle.<\/p>\n

Describing them as illegal, the Deputy Minister said these acts by some drivers, create unnecessary traffic and \u00a0congestion.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201cthe need to halt the inconveniences the situation posed to passengers led to the introduction of what was referred to as Legislative Instrument 21 AD.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stated that there was a provision which stated that drivers could only pick passengers at designated terminals making the existence of unregistered drivers illegal.<\/p>\n

Hon. Ackon<\/span> issued this warning to the operators of some transport terminals in the metropolis when he presented them with destination boards and stickers at a short ceremony in Kumasi.<\/p>\n

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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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