Nkwanta GPRTU and GNCTA in tussle over terminal.

Nkwanta, (V/R), May 10, GNA- Attempts by the Nkwanta district branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to oust the Ghana National Cargo Transport Union (GCNTA) from the district has halted the carting of yams and other foodstuffs to the southern parts of the country for the past week.

The Offices of the GCNTA at Kpassa was allegedly vandalized and the personnel attacked, the Ghana News Agency was told. Detective Inspector Mr Hayford Kwawu Asempa, the Nkwanta District crime Officer confirmed the incidents and said some suspects were arrested to assist in investigations into the matter.

He said the District Security Committee invited the two bodies for an amicable settlement but the GPRTU did not attend the meeting. Mr Akilu Suleman, Nkwanta District Chairman of the GPRTU told the GNA that his Union was acting on appeals by traders and farmers to transport their cargoes down South because they were not satisfied with the services of the GCNTA.

He said the offices being occupied by the GCNTA in the district belonged to the GPRTU and that it (GPRTU) needed the offices now because it has created a cargo unit. Mr Suleman said the GCNTA had for the past four years refused to pay 10 percent of its incomes to the GPRTU as condition for using those offices.

On the contrary, Mr Salifu Bukari, GCNTA District Chairman said the offices belonged to all transport owners in the district who contributed money to establish them. He said the GPRTU has taken over the offices of the GCNTA at Kpassa and Kue and inflicted cutlass wounds on 10 of its officers and personnel.