The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that transport operators will maintain current fares following the government’s intervention to reduce diesel prices by GH¢2.00 per litre.

Speaking in an interview on TV3 on August 4, 2026, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the GPRTU, Samuel Amoah, said the reduction in fuel prices had brought diesel prices back to the level that existed before transport unions proposed an upward adjustment in fares.

“We have well received it and we are commending the President for that. With this intervention, the fuel price has just got back to where it was when we were proposing this increment,” he said.

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According to him, the government appealed to the unions to support the President’s one-month fuel price intervention despite the prevailing economic challenges.

This, he said, led to an agreement to suspend the proposed fare increase until the next fuel pricing window.

He said the union had informed its members of the decision and they had agreed to put the proposed fare increase on hold while monitoring developments ahead of the next pricing window.

He, however, cautioned that transport fares could be reviewed if fuel prices begin to rise again.

“What we have decided on now is to maintain the fares because of this reduction, but going forward, if it happens that it increases again, then we will have to come back to the table to determine our next line of action,” he stated.

According to Amoah, the decision followed a series of engagements involving transport unions, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) and the Ministry of Transport.

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