Commuters and commercial drivers who ply the Accra-Tema motorway and Kasoa road have vehemently protested against the new road toll which has shot up from an initial Gp0.08 to a record high of GH¢1.00, representing about 500 percent increase.
They argued that the new tariffs were going to worsen the plight of motorists, who are already walloping in abject poverty. "We are the ones going to suffer at the end of the day. These commercial drivers are going to pass the cost onto us," noted Cecilia Owusu, a trader who uses the Kasoa-Accra road for her daily transactions.
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