The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Tanker Drivers have suspended their strike.
This was after the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako-Attah told them roads within the Tema heavy industrial were being constructed.
The minister admitted that the construction has not been faster as was expected.
He said when he met the tanker drivers on Thursday, June 29 that engineering challenges and the quest to get things right have contributed to the slow pace of work
“The contractor is on site except that the work has been slow which is not what we all expected. I want to assure you that this road has not been abandoned by the government, we have awarded the contract and the contractor is already on site working,” he said.
Tanker drivers earlier accused him of neglecting his duties in constructing and refurbishing roads.
The drivers who declared a strike over the poor roads said the deplorable nature of the roads posed a threat to their lives due to the volatile nature of the contents they transport.
“Our target is not the President but the Minister of Roads who has neglected his duties,” National Chairman of the Union of Tanker Drivers, George Nyaunu, told TV3’s George Kwening while justifying their strike.
The industrial action commenced on Monday, June 26.
The union’s vice chairman, Sunday Alabi, after the meeting with the Minister, said “The access road to the depots in Kumasi, Takoradi and Bupe are to be improved as works on the roads will commence from tomorrow and a seven-member committee is formed.
“The ministry will give us three people and four will be from the union to monitor the progress of works on the roads.”