{"id":422754,"date":"2017-09-27T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T14:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/metro-mass-mds-108000-vehicle-sparks-violent-protest-at-offices\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T14:44:53","slug":"metro-mass-mds-108000-vehicle-sparks-violent-protest-at-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/27\/metro-mass-mds-108000-vehicle-sparks-violent-protest-at-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Mass MD\u2019s $108,000 vehicle sparks violent protest at offices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is chaos at some offices of the Metro Mass Transit Limited across the country as workers\u00a0protest\u00a0what they described as the poor working conditions at the Company.<\/p>\n

The workers said the Company has sanctioned the purchase of $108,000 luxurious vehicle for the Managing Director at a time when over 100 buses required urgent maintenance.<\/p>\n

Clad in red with others wielding placards with various writings, the workers said they want government to stop the purchase of the vehicle with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

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The protests have brought all other activities at the company to a halt.<\/p>\n

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Workers Union Chairman, Emmanuel Awatey told Joy News\u2019 Maxwell Agbagba Wednesday, management has not shown much concern about the company.<\/p>\n

He said their workshops are loaded with broken down vehicles that have not been repaired because of the lack of spare parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time they say they don\u2019t have money but they are going to buying the vehicle for the MD and were able to pay a consultant who is a pharmacist \u00a29, 000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Mr Awatey also raised issues with the working condition of his members, which he said has reduced the quality of their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t receive our salary and allowance which is \u00a210 per a trip for more than three months now,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

Mr Awatey told the reporter, the Company owes Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) the sum of \u00a210,000 of fuel supply and no attempt has been made to defray it.<\/p>\n

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Joy News\u2019 Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Ohemeng Tawiah reported the situation is not different in Kumasi.<\/p>\n

Scores of commuters, hoping to come to Accra, have been left stranded because the drivers have abandoned their vehicles.<\/p>\n

“Commercial vehicles have taken over the Metro Mass Transit Depot in Kumasi as workers of the later embark on a sit down strike in protest over better conditions of service,” the reporter said.<\/p>\n

An attempt to get a word from MMT\u2019s Managing Director, Bennett Aboagye was unsuccessful when he drove into the company\u2019s premises at 10am.<\/p>\n

Joy News\u2019 Maxwell Agbagba reported meeting Mr Aboagye and the company\u2019s Legal Head at the Accra Office and they looked surprised at the turn of events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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