A planned meeting between the Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ministry of Transport, scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, to discuss rising fuel costs and their effects on the transport sector, did not come off as expected.

According to the Union’s Head of Industrial Relations, Alhaji Abass Imoro, the engagement was postponed after the sector minister requested more time to consult Cabinet on the matter.

He explained that a new date has been proposed, with the meeting now expected to take place on Thursday, April 9.

Mr Imoro indicated that the union’s leadership has agreed to allow the government time to complete its internal discussions before providing a response.

He added that the GPRTU will decide on its next steps after reviewing the outcome of Cabinet’s deliberations.

The development comes amid growing tension within the transport sector over rising fuel prices and calls for fare adjustments, with operators closely watching government’s response before making any final decisions.

VIP Jeoun Transport has also announced a 25% upward adjustment in transport fares across its routes nationwide, with the new prices set to take effect from Wednesday, April 8.

However, GPRTU has cautioned that transport operators will increase fares by a percentage they deem necessary if the Transport Ministry allows VIP Jeoun to go ahead with its 25% fare increment.

"We are to meet the Transport Ministry today (April 7), the meeting has failed because the transport minister assured us that the government is interested in organizing a Cabinet meeting and so we should give them up to Thursday, of which our leadership us agreed to,“Whatever decision the government takes by Thursday, we will then decide the way forward,” he added.