By Francis Kobena Tandoh
The Police and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly will deploy personnel onto the streets of the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs to ensure drivers comply with the new transport fares, according to a statement on Monday.
This is coming on the back of a 15 percent reduction in transport fares by the leadership of transport unions after a meeting with the Minister for Transport.
The statement, issued by the Public Relations Unit of the KMA, observed that it has come to its attention that drivers have failed to comply with the directive.
“It has come to the attention of the Office of the Mayor of Kumasi, Hon. Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, that some commercial drivers have refused to adhere to the newly approved fares,” said the statement.
To ensure full compliance with this directive, the Mayor, in a meeting with the Head of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi, has agreed to deploy officers to major roads in the Metropolis to monitor and enforce adherence to the new fares,” it added
The KMA warned that commercial drivers who refuse to charge the approved reduced fare commit a criminal offence punishable by law.
It urged the public to cooperate with them as they strive to restore order and sanity on our roads. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
Find the statement from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly below:
