Trotro Drivers Strike: Ghana govment order reduction of fuel price over Drivers strike
Wia dis foto come from, Felix Kwakye Ofosu
State owned Ghana Oil (GOIL) reduce fuel prices today after govment direct dem yeste.
BBC Pidgin checks reveal say dem reduce price effective Tuesday morning from Ghc6.85 per litre to Ghc6.70 per litre, dat be some Ghc 0.15 pesewas reduction.
Dis reduction happen afta trotro drivers embark on sit down strike yeste wey bite hard on Ghanaians, pushing govment to react.
De strike leave thousands of commuters stranded for town as dem no dey find commercial bus sit inside.
BBC Pidgin visit to some of de lorry stations show as de drivers abandon dia cars dey play football.
Meeting plus transport unions
After de sit down strike create distress, govment call for meeting plus leaders of de transport union to resolve de matter.
By de end of de crunch meeting, dem direct Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) to reduce de fuel prices.
Head of Communications for GPRTU, Abass Imoro say de drivers dey return to work sake of govment say dem go do something about de taxes on fuel in de mid-year budget review.
End of Di one wey oda users dey read well well
Hold up from govment before strike
Prior to de sit down strike de Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners agitate for two weeks about de prices increases but nothing happen.
Dis push dem to take de sit down strike route which yield instant results.
How fuel shoot up in 2021
Around January one liter of fuel cost $0.8, by February dis year e rise catch $0.82 and by March e reach $0.89.
But by October prices hit $1.08 dollars, only for de price to rise twice in November to hit de latest $1.14.
After public outcry fuel companies reduce de prices small from $1.14 go $1.11 dollars.
De recent directive to state owned GOIL who reduce prices to $1.08 dollars, go push other Oil Marketing Companies to drop dema fuel prices sake of free market price competition.
