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National Security launches crackdown on drivers charging illegal fares

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  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 12 hours ago

    Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine........for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide

  • Nana 11 hours ago

    This violent way of enforcing the law will not work, the govt shd reverse that law of giving all public lorry stations to GPRTU. They are the cause of this chaos.

  • Sammy 29 minutes ago

    Where is the violence in what he has said? Arresting someone for doing the wrong thing is violence right? He did not say beating, killing he said arrest. No one is above the law.

  • Aa 12 hours ago

    Come to Tarkwa in the western region. Complete robbery from Taxi drivers

  • King 12 hours ago

    God will punish drivers who are cheating ppl. Thank you jm for bringing light back to the country

  • 24HR ECONOMY YAAMUTU! 59 minutes ago

    By force economy. If the fall of the cedi and inflation is natural, things will work by itself not this rambo style enforcement.

  • Otuvass 11 hours ago

    Gov’t should import more buses to compete with these private commercial drivers…and their business will collapse in no time…every District assembly should have at least 10 mini buses and this will collapse this private ...
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  • King P 10 hours ago

    I absolutely agree with you

  • Abdul-Azeez Sallam 9 hours ago

    The crackdown should extend to the whole country. I Western Region especially within Takoradi and from Takoradi to Agonankwanta to Tarkwa. Drivers a fleecing

  • Efo Kofi 9 hours ago

    Nonsense what is illegal fee? You increase utilities bills and you want people to reduce their prices total KWAASHIAA SEM nkoaa

  • Sammy 27 minutes ago

    Did you know the fares were increased to match the price of fuel ? And what has happened to the price of fuel now? It has gone down so transport owners should follow suit

  • they say they say 9 hours ago

    Good idea JM. Ghanaians are generally incapable of not cheating. Crack the whip and whip them well well and they'll do the right thing. Use plain clothes police men to mingle with passengers.

  • Karim 8 hours ago

    The Police are contributing factor of indiscipline behaviour of these drivers on our roads. They take money from them and so can not enforce the laws.

  • Kojo 8 hours ago

    This should be extended to Atebubu too. The drivers also overcharging passengers especially those who ply the Atebubu to Kumasi.

  • Paa Kwasi 8 hours ago

    This is a good move

  • mohammed 7 hours ago

    masser stopthis nonsense just introduce well organize public transport buses system that is all,as the wise man kofffuor did but stonagic and ungrateful citizines ,is our today

  • Has the government been cracking down on down ? 6 hours ago

    Has the government been crack down for increasing utilities in the country ? Or the cost and purchasing power of utilities companies are different from drivers ?

  • Mm 6 hours ago

    Is this 2 national security matter? It demand and supply.

  • Dauda Lawal Idrissu 6 hours ago

    FIX THE POOR ROADS,WITH POTHOLES .

  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 6 hours ago

    TEACH THOSE BUSHMEN A LESSON

  • Kwame panin 4 hours ago

    Are we in military govt?

  • Sammy 24 minutes ago

    So because we are not in military government people who commits crimes should be let off? Common sense is lacking

  • Indian astrology spiritualist 2 hours ago

    Look am under rasyandani temple … when you meditate great Amal hamzard he is angel of weath it takes 60 to meditate to meet that angel before u can be rich in Ghana or supper powerful only few can meditate Amal hamzard is n ...
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  • Ghana Army 2 hours ago

    Send them to jail but before that, let the military descipline them. Ashanti’s will never change

  • Achakanapaya 52 minutes ago

    Which one is the Greater Kumasi???
    Ghanians only only have one Greater Accra please. Aah. Envy and Jealousy ooh.
    They want to be called Greater Kumasi chaiiii.

  • I TOLD YOU SO 2 minutes ago

    This was not action started by the drivers. This was union action, coerced by the evil NPP to create confusion in Ghana, cause demonstrations, incite public unrest and outrage against the ruling NDC.
    A form of coup d'etat us ...
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