GPRTU Warns Mfantseman MCE Not to use Lorry Station for Market Center

The Mankessim Ghana Private Road Transport Union ( GPRTU ) in cooperation with Drivers Unions have warned the Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive ( MCE ), Ike Lord Enu not to use the Ansah Lorry Station for trading.

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, the drivers’ unions, in partnership with the GPRTU branch, initiated an extensive demolition operation targeting over 30 to 40 container stores at the Ansah Lorry Station in Mankessim, within the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.

The purpose of this exercise was to dismantle the stores erected by the MCE, a move that not only hampers economic activities but also poses challenges for the drivers.

According to the drivers, the spaces which has been guaranteed by Enu to put up the containers will decongest the area to facilitate their work.

They said the lorry station was built for the Drivers and not traders and because Makessim is a central business district the only solution to congestion in the area is to relocate the drivers whiles government is also putting up a lockable stores for Market traders.

According to them, Mankessim is now traffic free due to the proper arrangements and well organized by the Mankessim MTTD commander, ACP Beatrice Sintim Koree who in her authority relocated the drivers into the Ansah Lorry Station to decongest the area.

“The store owners will not permit us to park our cars in front of their stores even the ones been built by the contractor in the station and it worried, ” they added.

They said the MCE, in his capacity and authority, wants to do whatever he wants in Mankessim, but the leadership of all the unions will not allow him to do that.