Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 8 Feb. ’99
As from Wednesday, February 10 the main Kejetia Lorry Park in Kumasi, will be closed down for rehabilitation under the Ghana- Government/World Bank funded Urban Transport Project as Meanwhile the Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is making efforts to relocate operations at the park. In an interview in Kumasi after an emergency meeting with officials of the branches and locals of the union operating at the park , Mr Issah M. Khaleepah, Senior Industrial Relations Officer, expressed his appreciation to the Government for the project and pledged the support of the GPRTU to ensure its early completion. He said drivers who fail to pay their daily income tax during the period of the project would be prosecuted. A source at the Kumasi Metropolitan Authority (KMA), said the work is expected to be completed within 10 months.
