Transport fares increase: We don’t serve under GRTCC; we are autonomous – GPRTU
Transport fares increase: We don’t serve under GRTCC; we are autonomous – GPRTU The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abass Imoro, has refuted claims by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) that no single union has the mandate to determine the percentage increase in fares. According to him, GPRTU does not depend on the GRTCC to determine transport fares as they (GPRTU) are an autonomous body. Earlier, GRTCC issued a release asking the public to disregard the 20 per cent fare increment imposed by the GPRTU and other unions. According to GRTCC no single union has the mandate to determine the percentage increase in fares. In response, Mr. Imoro described as unfortunate, the call by GRTCC for the public to disregard the new fares. He stated that the General Secretary for GRTCC is not a driver and therefore does not feel the plight of the drivers “else he wouldn’t have written this.” He emphasized that, the GPRTU h