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GPRTU suspends planned transport fare increase after government's GH¢2 diesel price cut
Samuel Amoah, GPRTU Deputy Public Relations Officer Featured Aug - 05 - 2026 , 12:32 2 minutes read The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended a planned transport fare hike following the government's decision to reduce diesel prices by GH¢2 per litre.
Speaking in a television interview with TV3 on Tuesday [August 4, 2026], a Deputy Public Relations Officer at GPRTU, Samuel Amoah described the fuel price relief as a timely intervention.
He explained that the government appealed to the unions to support the President's one-month diesel price relief despite prevailing economic pressures, leading to a consensus to suspend the planned fare increase until the next fuel pricing window.
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