The Executive Secretary for the Port transport Union and a Communications Team member for the concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, Ibrahim Musah, says drivers are not “foolish” to park their cars and protest.
Commuters were left stranded as the Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners today, 6th December 2021 embarked on a strike as part of measures to compel the government to scrap some taxes on fuel to enable reduction at the pumps.
The coalition of private transport operators consists of Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), Association of Tipper Truck Drivers, Harbor Transport Owners, Ghana National Cargo Transport Association, Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concerned Drivers Association, Digital Drivers, Commercial motorbike riders, popularly referred to as Okada, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers among others.
According to the Coalition, the government for the past two weeks has failed to heed to their calls for some taxes to be scrapped off hence the decision to embark on the sit-down strike.
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The group wants government to scrap off taxes like the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy, Special Petroleum Tax, the Energy Recovery Debt Levy and the Sanitation levy.
The group says the strike will continue until government is ready to engage the group for a lasting solution moving forward.
In an interview with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive, Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Ibrahim Musah, explained explained that the transport owners are not “foolish” to just park their cars and that they are trying to send a signal to the government.
“ Do you think we are happy we have parked our cars, why would we do that? do you think we are irrational? Some of us will go hungry when we park our cars for even one day, but we are bent on sending a signal. We have a problem and we do not want to push the burden on the passengers. Let us look for a more pragmatic and sincere solutions to the problem,” Ibrahim Musah added.
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