Kasoa Bus Stops Face Clearance As Trotro Drivers Give Gov’t 7-Day Ultimatum Over Traders

Kasoa Bus Stops Face Clearance As Trotro Drivers Give Gov’t 7-Day Ultimatum Over Traders

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*META DESCRIPTION:* Trotro drivers unions GPRTU give government 7-day ultimatum to clear traders from bus stops including Kasoa, Kaneshie, Circle, Madina. Kasoa Old Market and Tollbooth traders may be affected. http://Kasoanews.com reports.

Commercial drivers in Accra and Kasoa have issued a seven-day ultimatum to government and local assemblies to remove traders, hawkers and market women who have taken over designated bus stops, lorry parks and pedestrian walkways.

The ultimatum was issued on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at a joint press conference by three major driver unions: the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of TUC, the Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana, and the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana.

According to the unions, bus stops across the country, including *Kasoa, Kaneshie, Accra Central, CMB, Circle, Madina, Kejetia and Takoradi Market Circle*, have been converted into informal markets, making it difficult for drivers to pick and drop passengers safely.

Speaking at the press conference, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the GPRTU, Samuel Amoah, said drivers are angry about the situation.

“We have observed with grave concern and anger the total and unlawful takeover of our designated bus stops, intersections and pedestrian walkways by traders, market women and men and hawkers,” he said.

He added, “Drivers can no longer pick up or drop off passengers safely. This lawlessness has to stop.”

*What This Means for Kasoa Old Market and Tollbooth*

In Kasoa, the situation is visible at major bus stops including Kasoa Old Market, Kasoa New Market Junction, Kasoa Tollbooth (Ngleshi Amanfro), Budumburam Junction and Millennium City Junction.

Traders, mostly women selling foodstuffs, second-hand clothes, phone accessories and cooked food, have occupied spaces meant for trotro loading. At Kasoa Old Market, trotros heading to Accra, Mallam, Old Barrier and Awutu Senya often struggle to find space to park.

A trotro driver at Kasoa Old Market Station who spoke to http://Kasoanews.com on Friday morning said, “We support traders, they are our mothers and sisters, but they should leave the bus stop. Passengers have to walk into the middle of the road to board car, it’s dangerous, especially at night.”

Another driver at Kasoa Tollbooth said, “Because traders have taken the bus stop, we have to stop on the main Kasoa-Winneba highway to pick passengers. Police then arrest us for wrongful parking. Who caused it? The traders.”

*Traders React at Kasoa Old Market*

When http://Kasoanews.com visited Kasoa Old Market on Friday morning, some traders said they have nowhere else to sell.

“Where should we go? The market inside is full. The assembly gave us no place. We pay daily toll to assembly but they still say leave bus stop,” a trader selling tomatoes near Kasoa Old Market bus stop said.

Another trader at Kasoa Tollbooth said, “If they remove us, they should give us alternative place. We are feeding our children from this small business.”

*What Government and AMA Said*

The unions addressed their ultimatum to the Ministry of Local Government, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly (for Kasoa), the Ghana Police Service and the Ministry of Transport.

They warned that if after seven days no action is taken, drivers will take their own action to reclaim bus stops, which could lead to confrontation with traders.

The unions also complained about a planned automated traffic enforcement system, saying it would be unfair to punish drivers for traffic offences when bus stops remain occupied by traders.

*Transport Fares and Safety Concerns*

Passengers in Kasoa have also complained about safety. At Kasoa Old Market and Old Barrier, passengers often have to compete with traders and hawkers to board trotros.

A student of Ngleshi Amanfro SHS who commutes daily from Kasoa to school told http://Kasoanews.com, “Sometimes the trotro won’t even stop at the bus stop because traders are there, it just passes by, and we are late for school.”

Transport analysts say clearing bus stops could reduce traffic congestion at Kasoa Tollbooth, Old Barrier, Mallam Junction and SCC Junction, where trading activities contribute to heavy traffic, especially in the evenings.

*What Happens Next?*

The seven-day ultimatum ends on October 22, 2026. Drivers say they will meet again after the deadline to decide next steps if traders are not removed.

http://Kasoanews.com will monitor the situation at Kasoa Old Market, Kasoa Tollbooth, Budumburam Junction and Millennium City Junction and bring updates.

For now, traders at Kasoa are being advised to prepare alternative selling points, while drivers are calling on the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly and Ghana Police Service to enforce the law.

Do you support clearing traders from bus stops at Kasoa? Should assembly give traders alternative place? Share your view in comments — mention your area: Kasoa Old Market, Tollbooth, Budumburam, Millennium City, Ofaakor.