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Sekondi-Takoradi Drivers to withdraw services
Takoradi, July 22, GNA - Commercial
drivers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis operating at
designated lorry parks are planning to embark on a sit-down
strike from July 23.
The decision is due to the increasing number of “unapproved
roadside lorry stations” springing up in the metropolis,
Ghana News Agency (GNA) investigations have revealed.
Some of the drivers who spoke on condition of anonymity said
activities of these drivers had made their operations at the
lorry stations difficult because passengers are prevented
from entering the lorry part to patronise their services.
They cited the Edzee roundabout, All Needs, Old Accra
Station, Effiakuma Supermarket and Bus Stop as some of the
illegally operating stations.
They said if nothing was done about it within the next few
days, they would go on a sit down strike and refuse to move
their vehicles.
The drivers said that these roadside stations do not pay any
taxes and and therefore deny the Sekondi-Takoradi
Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) revenue.
They alleged that those engaged in the illegal loading have
security personnel as their car owners and therefore act
with impunity when they are arrested and when they are
driven away by the police they return.
They appealed to Mr. Phlip K. Nkrumah, the Metropolitan
Chief Executive, and the Regional Police Command to act
swiftly.
Some of the drivers told the GNA that they have to spend
several days waiting their turn to load their vehicles while
those operating at the roadside do brisk business.
“We can also join them on the streets and abandon our
stations,” they said.
GNA
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