The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Concerned Drivers Association have both announced that they will be raising transportation prices starting today, Saturday, October 29, 2022.

The Concerned Drivers Association announced a 30 percent augmentation while the GPRTU announced a 19 percent increase in transportation costs.

According to the unions, the rise was required by the rising cost of leaving the nation, the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi, and the rising prices of petroleum items.

Even though the new fares are to kick on October 29, some drivers started charging them immediately after the increases were announced.

The increase in transport fares did not sit well with many Ghanaians because many Ghanaians are already feeling the brunt of the economic hardship in the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reported to have met the associations to come to some compromise but it is not certain whether the meeting had any effect on the proposed increases.

Below is a list of transport fares Ghanaians will be paying in Greater Accra:

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