The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has announced that no decision has been taken on its earlier intention to adjust public transport fares.
According to them, the current approved fares remain in force across the country until further notice despite a proposal for an upward review.
In a joint press statement issued after a meeting with the Minister of Transport and his technical team in Accra on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the unions said consultations have only just commenced.
“If the meeting was held in the spirit of the long-standing social partnership between Government and Transport Operators, and in recognition of our shared responsibility to keep Ghana moving safely, reliably and affordably,” they indicated.
At the meeting, the unions presented a proposal for an upward review of public transport fares.
Government, on its part, briefed them on prevailing macroeconomic conditions, ongoing measures to stabilise the Ghana cedi, and in particular, the GHS 2.00 per litre intervention on the price of diesel, which is intended to cushion transport operators and the travelling public.
“Both parties acknowledged the value of the fuel intervention and agreed that its full impact on operating costs, together with the proposal for fare increment, requires further engagement before any determination is made on fares. In this regard, no decision to adjust transport fares has been taken,” the statement said.
The unions said a team comprising representatives of the Ministry of Transport, the GPRTU and the GRTCC has been formed to review all cost inputs and the outcome will be communicated in due course.
“We wish to reassure the public that existing approved fares remain in force across the country. We therefore urge all our members, drivers, station masters and transport owners to maintain the current approved fares until further notice,” they said.
