KMA to deploy officers to enforce compliance with reduced transport fares

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is taking steps to ensure commercial drivers in the metropolis adhere to the new transport fares following a 15 percent reduction announced by transport unions.

A statement issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of the Assembly and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Kumasi stated that it had come to the KMA’s attention that some commercial drivers have refused to comply with the newly approved fares.

“It is important to note that any commercial driver who refuses to charge the approved reduced fare commits a criminal offense punishable by law,” the statement cautioned.

It said officers would be deployed on major roads within the city to enforce compliance following a meeting between the leadership of the KMA and the Regional Head of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD).

The statement urged the public to cooperate with officers who would be deployed on the roads as the KMA strives to restore order and sanity on the roads.