The Ghana Roads Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has urged the public to remain calm over reports of a proposed 20 percent increase in transport fares, stating that no final decision has been reached on the matter.

According to the Council, no official meeting has yet been held with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other transport operators to approve any fare adjustment.

Speaking in an interview with Chief Jerry Forson on Accra 100.5 FM’s Ghana Yensom morning show on Monday, June 1, General Secretary of the GRTCC, Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, said the Council was unaware of any confirmed decision to increase transport fares by 20 percent.

He explained that under normal procedures, transport fare adjustments are determined through consultations involving the GRTCC, GPRTU, transport operators, and the Ministry of Transport whenever fuel prices rise significantly.

“As a party, whenever there is a fuel increase and its corresponding increase in transport fares, the operators, that is the GPRTU and the GRTCC, will meet together with the Ministry of Transport to set the motion for discussion and agree on the percentage increase,” he stated.

Mr. Yeboah stressed that no such meeting had taken place so far, making it premature for any group to publicly announce a specific percentage increase.

“But as I speak to you, there is no meeting of such nature, so for anybody to come out with a definite statement that we are going to increase by this percentage at this time, I don’t know,” he added.

He further noted that the Council had already written to the Ministry of Transport to request a meeting on the issue but had yet to receive a confirmed date.

According to him, the Chief Director at the Ministry had informed the Council that the Transport Minister was currently unavailable and would communicate a definite meeting date later.

“We will wait till we meet them t.

Mr. Yeboah maintained that until consultations are held and an agreement is reached among all stakeholders, no official fare increment can be confirmed.

His comments come after the GPRTU earlier announced plans to increase transport fares by 20 percent, citing rising fuel prices and increasing operational costs within the transport sector.