The GOIL Tanker Drivers Union has said its members will not participate in a planned sit-down strike over the poor condition of the Valco Roundabout-Kpone road in Tema.
The union’s Chairman, Mr. Martin Kwame Asare, told Energy News Africa that GOIL tanker drivers were not involved in the planned industrial action, which is reportedly expected to begin on September 1, 2026.
Mr. Asare stressed that the GOIL Tanker Drivers Union operates independently and is not affiliated with other tanker drivers’ unions involved in the planned action.
According to him, the union operates directly under the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
“There is an intended sit-down strike for tanker drivers. I am saying on authority that the drivers of GOIL Tanker Drivers are not part of that intended strike. We are a separate entity,” he said.
He therefore directed members of the GOIL Tanker Drivers Union to ignore any calls to join the strike and continue working throughout the proposed three-day period.
Mr. Asare said GOIL tanker drivers would report to work on September 1, 2 and 3 as usual.
He also warned against any attempt by other tanker driver groups to prevent GOIL drivers from loading petroleum products at depots during the planned strike.
The sit-down strike is reportedly being organised by some tanker drivers to protest the deteriorated condition of the Valco Roundabout-Kpone road, a major route used for transporting petroleum products within Tema’s industrial area.