Gambia: GTU Will Implement Route Licence Scheme – Ceesay

President of The Common Transport Union (GTU) has stated that it’s a part of their settlement with the Authorities of The Gambia to introduce the Route Licence Scheme.

Omar Ceesay stated, when carried out, the scheme would assist ease the burden of commuters paying a number of fares on the street.

Talking lately in an unique interview with The Level at his workplace, Ceesay stated: “A part of the settlement of the aforementioned assembly consists of the Route License Scheme, which if carried out is meant to ease the burden of transportation on commuters, as it would assist abolish the cost of a number of fares by commuters.”

The scheme could be utilized to business autos carrying greater than 10 passengers, he stated, including that these autos would ply of their respective registered routes.

“Regardless of this improvement, commuters nonetheless proceed to expertise this unlucky conduct, as they yearn for the implementation of the initiative,” the GTU president acknowledged, saying that the cost of a number of fares by commuters has continued to pose monetary challenges to them particularly to low-income earners, contemplating the dire financial state of affairs of the Gambia.

Ceesay indicated that the adoption of the Route Licence Scheme additionally witnessed the institution of a joint committee together with the union, authorities and related stakeholders to provide you with a roadmap in implementing it, thereby bettering the nation’s transport system, particularly city transportation system.

The GTU president additionally spoke concerning the benefit of the initiative, saying if carried out it will assist each the drivers and the commuters throughout the nation.

It could be recalled that final September, the GTU deliberate to protest when the Gambia authorities “failed to fulfill” their calls for together with the increment of tariff charges, discount of toll price on the border posts and different points. However the plan to protest was cancelled forthwith after a gathering with the federal government and stakeholders.