We have no intention to increase fares – Metro Mass

The management of Metro Mass Transit Limited has stressed that the company has no intention of increasing transport fares despite the recent increase in fuel prices.

According to the company’s Deputy Managing Director, Dennis Yeboah Twumasi, management is in talks with the Ministry of Transport for government support to sustain its operations.

Speaking to the media during a visit by Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Mr. Yeboah Twumasi further disclosed that the company currently has 418 buses, of which only 206 are operational.

“Our mandate is to provide affordable transport and so we are not supposed to increase fares even if fuel prices go up. So there is no strategy for us to increase fares. What we need now is to provide more services going into the future.

“We currently have 418 buses but out of that, it is only 206 buses that are operational. We can revive the ones that are down, provided we get the necessary support and assistance to buy spare parts and put them on the road.”