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Railway Workers Union Threatens To Seize Passenger Services From August 22

August 12, 2022
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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The Railway Workers Union has threatened to discontinue its passenger services from Accra to Tema and Takoradi to Kojokrom.

Ghana Railway Company Limited.

The Railway Workers Union has threatened to discontinue its passenger services from Accra to Tema and Takoradi to Kojokrom effective, August 22.

According to the union, it has over  the  years  complained  about the Railway Act, Act 779, which among other things transfers the assets hitherto under  the care of Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) to the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) . It revealed that series of  appeals for  this  Act to  be reviewed, since GRCL continues to be a growing concern has so far not yielded the desired results.

General Secretary of the Railway Workers Union, Godwill Ntarmah, revealed that in view of this, the leadership of the Union is left with no option than to say “enough is enough” and go ahead with its plans.  

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“If the Ministry of Railways Development does not call GRDA to order and ensure an amicable solution to the challenges which the Ministry is already aware of, as well as other challenges, the two passenger services (i.e.) Accra to Tema and Takoradi to Kojokrom will from Monday 22nd August, 2022, seize running as we can no longer borrow money to support such operations.”

Godwill Ntarmah

Mr Ntarmah indicated that the leadership has arrived at this decision because GRCL feels neglected and the “centre can no longer hold”.

Challenges confronting railway workers

Elaborating on some of the actions that are against the Ghana Railway Company Limited, Mr Ntarmah revealed that the Ghana Railway Development Authority has taken undue advantage of the railway Act and are “perpetrating acts that are detrimental to the survival” of Ghana Railway Company Limited. He noted that issues such as supervising and loading of three trucks load of scraps of rails and sleepers at Kase in the Ashanti Region for sale and a recent directive to take over some bungalows at Kumasi by 31st August, 2022, in spite of the fact that officials of GRCL and their families occupy such Bungalows has been a problem to the union.

Additionally, he stated that denial of the GRCL from collecting rents on the operators who are on railway lands as previously being done by GRCL and the attempt to  load  and  dispose of  scraps  of  rails  and  sleepers  at Kumasi  railway  station  on  9th August,  2022, something the  railway workers at Kumasi fiercely resisted and it’s hanging currently, has posed similar problems to the union.

“We are very much aware of a directive from the Hon. Minister for Railways Development for  all scraps to be collated  and  a  Public  Auction made  to dispose of it, so why the piece meal approach for its disposal and sale. It must be noted that in all these arrangements, the interest of the GRCL is not considered.”

Godwill Ntarmah

Currently, Mr Ntarmah expressed that  the  GRCL  is “heavily  indebted”  to  a number of institutions as  it sometimes borrows from the Banks and its major client, the Ghana Manganese Company, to effect payment of salaries and purchase of fuel. More so, he stated that payment for June and July salaries were paid on August 11, 2022.

“Adding to the above, the GRCL is operating the shuttle service from Accra to Tema and Kojokrom to Takoradi at a loss as those services are considered more of a social service than a commercial venture without any support from any angle to even purchase fuel for such operations.”

Godwill Ntarmah

 The  GRCL, Mr Ntarmah highlighted, could have taken advantage of the sale of scraps and collecting of rents  to support its operations if the assets were to be in its care.

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