Workers of the State Transport Company have revealed the company is on the verge of collapsing as only thirty-nine (39) out of the total one hundred and forty-five (145) vehicles are roadworthy.
In a fierce resistance to management’s recent decision to hire a third new deputy managing director, the workers revealed that the company’s predicament is “attributed to the inferior quality of the Daewoo buses acquired in 2020, resulting in frequent repairs and maintenance issues.
“It is imperative to emphasize the current challenges facing the company, particularly the dwindling fleet of operational buses. Presently, out of a total of 145 buses, only 39 are deemed roadworthy”.
According to the workers, the Daewoo buses bought for the corporation under the current management had no provision for their spare parts.
The workers said essential contributions such as provident fund and SSNIT tier-2 deductions are in arrears of about GH¢6 million.
“We wish to draw attention to the outstanding provident fund contributions and other statutory deductions, which are significantly overdue, that is the Provident Fund arrears for about six years, the Tier 2 arrears totalling six months and the SSNIT deductions which are in arrears exceeding six million Ghana Cedis (GH¢6,000,000.00).”
At the time of filing this report, the Nana Akomea-led management has yet to respond to the workers’ claims.