Traffic congestion boost for commercial drivers

With Christmas just a day away, there has been so much vehicular and human traffic congestion throughout the city of Accra creating unfavourable situation for passengers, shoppers and drivers.

Some passengers had to abandon their vehicles and embark on the journey on foot to their destinations due to the traffic congestion.


Mr. Kofi Husshie, Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinator of the National Service told GNA that he had to abandon his vehicle at the Ridge Hospital and walk to the regional office.


Ms Yaa Oforiwah Acquah, a Deputy News Editor of the Ghana News Agency said she would rather wait till late evening before leaving the office due to the traffic.


She said, it took her almost two hours to drive from Osu to the offices of the GNA and feared that the situation would be worse when driving to her Ashongman residence.


Ms Joyce Danso, a journalist described the traffic situation as serious as she walked from Accra Central to the ministries area.

She said the traffic was stagnant and "the taxi drivers do not charge below 30,000 cedis from the shortest distances from Accra Central".


"Taxi drivers were rather having a field day by charging extra fares from the frustrated travelers who were desperate to reach their destinations," she added


One could hear trotro drivers' mates shout on top of their voices" Nungua, 2,000 cedis, Sakumono 3,000, Madina 2,000 cedis" at the Tema station bus terminal instead of 800 cedis, 1000 cedis and 800 cedis respectively to those places.


A visit to the Tema Station, Nkrumah Circle and Kaneshie Lorry terminals revealed a pathetic situation of passengers queuing everywhere as though church conferences and crusades were in session. Some of the passengers that the GNA spoke to at the Circle attributed the situation to the Christmas and expressed the hope it would be normalized after the holidays.