Commuters who rely on the Accra-Tema railway line may need to make urgent alternative transport plans, as the Ghana Railway Company faces an imminent shutdown.
Workers at the Accra Division of the Railway Workers Union have threatened to ground all operations starting tomorrow if their seven months of unpaid salaries are not paid by close of day today.
“For the past seven months, we have not been paid. Anytime you ask, nobody is willing to give you any information.
“We’ve done our best to calm the workers down, but now it’s beyond our control. We are demanding what is rightfully ours,” said Franklin Leon Cobbinah, Branch Secretary of the Accra Railway Workers Union, in an interview with Starr News.
Describing the situation as critical, Cobbinah revealed growing unrest among workers who have had to endure months of financial hardship without any clear communication from management or government officials.
He noted that efforts to maintain calm among staff are fast deteriorating, and frustration is reaching a boiling point.
The union has issued a stern ultimatum to both the management of the Ghana Railway Company and relevant government authorities: settle the arrears by the end of today or prepare for a full-scale industrial action.
In their appeal, the workers are calling on President John Mahama to urgently step in and salvage the situation before services collapse entirely. They say the company’s financial position has worsened since the change in administration, and without immediate intervention, the consequences for public transportation and livelihoods will be dire.
