The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) say no decision has been made on an upward adjustment of public transport fares, even as engagements with the Ministry of Transport over the 2026 fare window continue.
In a joint press release signed by their General Secretaries, Godfred Abulbire of the GPRTU and Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah of the GRTCC, the unions said consultations “formally commenced at a meeting held with the Hon. Minister for Transport and his technical team in Accra” on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, describing it as being held “in the spirit of the long-standing social partnership between Government and Transport Operators.”
The unions said they used the meeting to present “a proposal for an upward review of public transport fares.”
Government, briefed them on “prevailing macroeconomic conditions” and ongoing measures to stabilise the cedi, including a “GHS 2.00 per litre intervention on the price of diesel,” which it said was “intended to cushion transport operators and the travelling public.”
Both sides “acknowledged the value of the fuel intervention” but agreed that its full impact on operating costs, “together with the proposal for fare increment, requires further engagement” before any determination is made and the statement was specific that “no decision to adjust transport fares has been taken.”
To ensure the eventual outcome is fair in the best interest of both operators and the travelling public, the statement said a team comprising representatives of the Ministry of Transport, the GPRTU and the GRTCC has been formed to review all cost inputs.
The unions said it will communicate the outcome of the exercise to the general public in due course.
The unions reassured the public that existing approved fares remain in force across the country, urging members, drivers, station masters and transport owners “to maintain the current approved fares until further notice.”
They further appealed to drivers, station masters, transport owners and the travelling public “to remain calm, orderly and cooperative as the process runs its full course.”