Commercial drivers at the Ashaiman lorry station have started playing football while commuters are stranded.
The drivers looked unperturbed as commuters wait at the lorry station to board their cars to their various offices.
According to the drivers, they are on strike and will only resume work if the government addresses their concerns.
The situation was not different at the Kasoa old station.
At the station, the stranded commuters watched on as the drivers played football at the station.
The intended strike announced by the Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners last week has started today, Monday, December 6, 2021.
The strike action is to compel the government to scrap some taxes on fuel to enable reduction at the pumps.
According to the Coalition, the government for the past two weeks has failed to heed their calls for some taxes on fuel prices to be scrapped off hence the decision to embark on the sit-down strike.
The coalition of private transport operators consists of Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), Association of Tipper Truck Drivers, Harbor Transport Owners, Ghana National Cargo Transport Association, Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concerned Drivers Association, Digital Drivers, Commercial motorbike riders, popularly referred to as Okada, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers among others.
The Coalition wants the government to scrap off taxes like the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy, Special Petroleum Tax, the Energy Recovery Debt Levy, and the Sanitation levy.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
