Some commuters in the Keta municipality of the Volta Region have appealed to driver unions within the area to reduce transport fares following the recent nationwide reduction in fuel prices.
They believed that the reduction in fuel prices at various pumps as well as LPG price adjustment should be reflected in the cost of transportation.
Madam Gifty Nyonator, a businesswoman at Abutiakope, a suburb of Keta, in an interview with Ghana News Agency (GNA), lamented how some drivers in the area have refused to reduce transport fares although the current fuel prices in the country have recently been reduced.
“My brother, we all know that petrol prices dropped to GHC 12.38 per liter and diesel prices also dropped to GHC 12.88 per liter and we expect transport fares to correspond to that effect squarely,” she said.
She explained that the reduction in fuel prices is expected to reduce transportation costs for drivers and operators and many residents are calling on the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other transport operators to pass on the benefits of the fuel price reduction to commuters.
Madam Dovlo demanded also a review of the current lorry fare structure to reflect on the reduced fuel prices to provide relief to commuters who rely on public transportation for their daily activities.
Mr. Senyo Amemasor, a resident of Abor, told the GNA that a fair transport fare structure was essential to ensure that transport operators could maintain their businesses while providing affordable transportation services to commuters to reflect the current fuel prices and takes into account the needs of transport operators and commuters.
He charged the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to play a critical role in determining lorry fares in the country for others and to engage in discussions with stakeholders to determine a fair and reasonable fare structure that considers the cost of operations, including fuel prices.
He asked: “Can you imagine that from Abor to Keta, now the fare is almost ₵100 to and from? This is unfair.”
Some drivers at Keta who spoke to GNA said that the amount reduced on petrol and diesel prices was not high enough to enable them to reduce the transport fares.
Others lamented about how government is contemplating introducing ₵1.00 fuel levy which would be burden to many drivers.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lawrence Awilo Attito, the Volta Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO), indicated that the leadership of the union would hold a crucial meeting to address the situation in the shortest possible time for the interest of all.
However, further checks made by GNA at the various pumps revealed that petrol prices at TotalEnergies is GH₵ 12.40 per litre; Petrosol- GH₵ 12.39 per litre; GOIL-GH₵ 12.38 per litre, Frontier-GH₵ 12.20 per litre, Engen-GH₵ 12.09 per litre, Unicorn-GH₵ 11.99 per litre, Shell- GH₵ 11.98 per litre, as at Friday, June 20, 2025.
The prices of diesel, on the other side at TotalEnergies was GH₵ 12.90 per litre; Petrosol-GH₵ 12.88 per litre, GOIL-GH₵ 12.88 per litre; Frontier-GH₵ 13.10 per litre, Engen-GH₵ 12.85 per litre, Unicorn- GH₵ 12.79 per litre and Shell -GH₵ 12.85 per litre.
It was also noted that for the LPG prices, the cost of refilling a 6 kg cylinder typically ranges from GH₵ 30 to GH₵ 60, while the prices could fluctuate at various centres based on factors as location, vendor, time of year and global crude oil prices.
Source: GNA
