GPRTU-Transport Ministry meeting postponed as gov’t seeks Cabinet input on fuel prices, transport fares

• Posted on April 8, 2026April 8, 2026
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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A meeting between the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Transport Ministry scheduled for Tuesday, April 7 to address growing concerns over escalating fuel prices and their impact on the transport sector failed to take place as planned.

According to the Union’s Head of Industrial Relations, Alhaji Abass Imoro, the anticipated meeting with the Transport Ministry did not take place as planned after the sector minister requested additional time to engage Cabinet on the matter.

He said the Minister has given them until Thursday, April 9 to hold the meeting.

“We are to meet the Transport Ministry today (April 7), the meeting has failed because the transport minister assured us that the government is interested in organizing a Cabinet meeting and so we should give them up to Thursday, of which our leadership us agreed to,” he explained in an interview on TV3’s Ghana Tonight, Tuesday, April 7.

Mr. Imoro said the union’s leadership has agreed to grant the government up to Thursday to conclude its internal consultations and communicate a decision.

He noted that the GPRTU will determine its next course of action based on the outcome of the Cabinet deliberations.

“Whatever decision the government takes by Thursday, we will then decide the way forward,” he added.

The development comes amid growing tension within the transport sector over rising fuel prices and calls for fare adjustments, with operators closely watching government’s response before making any final decisions.

VIP Jeoun Transport has also announced a 25% upward adjustment in transport fares across its routes nationwide, with the new prices set to take effect from Wednesday, April 8.

However, GPRTU has cautioned that transport operators will increase fares by a percentage they deem necessary if the Transport Ministry allows VIP Jeoun to go ahead with its 25% fare increment.

Speaking on TV3’s Ghana Tonight, Tuesday, April 7, Abass Imoro said such a move would undermine the established practice where transport fare adjustments are negotiated between operators and the Transport Ministry, often taking into account broader economic conditions, including workers’ salaries and the cost of living.

“We will be surprised if tomorrow, VIP comes up with the 25% increase. We are assuring the Transport Ministry that we will make sure, everywhere throughout the country, everybody will be charging how he wants.,” he stated.