Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union threatens to strike over bad roads
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers and Liquified Petroleum Gas Drivers (LPG) said attempts to get the government through the Ministry of Transport to address their issue have proven futile
Members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers and Liquified Petroleum Gas Drivers (LPG) have resolved to embark on an industrial action to press home demands for the rehabilitation of the roads in the petroleum enclaves in Tema, Takoradi, Kumasi, and Buipe.
“We have been trying to convince the government to fix these roads for years, but all our pleads have fallen on deaf ears, and iow we need to resort to this strike starting Monday, 26 June 2023,” said George Nyaunu, the national chairman of the Tanker Drivers Union. “From that day on, our members will not move any products from the petroleum enclaves.”
Nyaunu added that he and his followers are hopeful that when the strike begins to affect the supply of petroleum products around the country, the authorities concerned will take action to fix “the deplorable roads” in the petroleum enclaves.
He pointed out that the bad roads are dangerous for moving petroleum products because there have been instances when some solid goods trucks have fallen over, let us assume it is three petroleum tanker with loads; it will be two disaster.
“We the drivers, are also affected a lot because repeatedly driving on such roads has taken a toll
on our physical health and overall wellbeing. This cannot continue,” Nyaunu said.
He warned that the strike will continue until the authorities commit themselves firmly to a timeline for repairing the roads in the petroleum enclaves.
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