Re-enforcing social distancing in commercial vehicles will affect our revenue – GPRTU LISTEN
FEB 1, 2021
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has indicated that any move by government to reintroduce the COVID-19 restrictions on the number of passengers public transport operators can carry will seriously affect their revenues.
The National Chairman of the GPRTU, Nana Nimako Bresiamah told
Citi News that such restriction cannot be undertaken without a ban on religious and social gatherings.
According to him, the GPRTU will support all efforts to fight COVID-19 in the country but proposals to get commercial vehicles to reduce the number of passengers they accommodate to ensure social distancing in the vehicles will require that the government bears the cost of the monies lost.
The Upper West Regional Police Command said it will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any individual or group of persons who flout the President’s directive on the COVID-19 safety protocols.
It said the police had revamped its patrol activities in the region to ensure that the presidential order, particularly on nose mask wearing, social distancing and closure of pubs, ban on funerals, weddings and concerts were observed to the letter.
Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, the Upper West Regional Public Affairs Officer of the Ghana Police Service, said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa.
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Upper East GPRTU institutes measures against COVID-19 spread
By Akayeti Emmenuel
JAN 28, 2021
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) branch of the Upper East has outlined measures to counter the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to them, this falls in line to ensure the strict enforcement of President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo’s safety directives against COVID-19.
The Upper East Regional Industrial Relations Officer (IRO) of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU of TUC), Asorsa Mohammed Nashiru revealed this at a press conference in Bolgatanga.
In an interview with the media asked all Transport Unions and the General Public to obey the compulsory wearing of face/nose mask at all lorry terminals.
Mr Gado Mumuni, the Chairman of the Madina Adenta Central Welfare of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union has called on drivers and passengers to play a collaborative role to promote road safety in the New Year.
He said drivers should avoid drunk-driving, speeding, wrongful overtaking and other unacceptable conducts on the road, while passengers desist from disturbances on board the vehicle for safe and smooth journey.
He said these were some of the measures that would help reduce road accidents, adding that his outfit had fixed contact numbers in their vehicles so that passengers could call to report of any act of misconduct of any of their drivers.