Burkina Faso Truck Drivers Should Pay Tolls, Not Local Commercial Drivers – Drivers Push for a Fair Toll System
Commercial drivers argue that heavy trucks cause more road damage and should bear the toll burden instead of smaller vehicles.
Ghana Committed Drivers Union has questioned whether the government would fix the country’s deteriorating roads before reinstating the tolls.
The leader of the Committed Drivers Union, Mr. Charles Danso expressed frustration, noting that long-distance drivers already pay tolls at locations such as Kasoa, Juapong, and Akosombo, yet the funds often seem unaccounted for.
In his interview with host Kwame Tanko on the Lawson TV/Radio Ghana Se Sen Show, he argued that heavy trucks traveling to Burkina Faso should bear the toll burden instead of smaller vehicles, suggesting a fixed charge of GH₵1,000 for such trucks.
Mr. Danso also called for the removal of axle weigh stations, claiming they fuel corruption while failing to generate the expected revenue for the government.
“The government should listen to us because knowledge is not in one person’s mind,” he emphasized.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will reintroduce road tolls later this year, adopting a modern technological system.
Presenting the 2025 budget in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, Dr. Forson justified the move as a key strategy for sustainable revenue generation, especially after scrapping the e-levy, betting tax, and other levies introduced by the previous administration.
