Kumasi: The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is taking steps to ensure commercial drivers in the metropolis adhere to new transport fares following a 15 per cent reduction by transport unions. A statement issued by the public affairs directorate of the assembly and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi, said it had come to its notice that some commercial drivers have refused to comply with the newly approved fares.
According to Ghana News Agency, the statement emphasized that any commercial driver who refuses to charge the approved reduced fare commits a criminal offence punishable by law. It indicated that officers will be deployed on major roads within the city to enforce compliance following a meeting between the leadership of KMA and the Regional Head of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).
The statement also requested public cooperation with the officers who would be deployed on the roads as the KMA strives to restore order and sanity on the roads.
