Parents with wards at the University of Ghana Primary School (UPS) have blocked the Achimota link gate leading into the university.
The situation has caused massive traffic congestion which is creating chaos as persons with the 2014 UG sticker on their vehicle are being denied entry into the school.
The parents threatened to block the route on Wednesday to protest the GHC 100 cost for the UG stickers which will allow them enter and exit the university to drop off and pick their children.
In an earlier interview with Citi News, the Vice Chairman of the Parent and Teachers Association (PTA) of UPS, Rev. Acheampong Yiadom Boakye denied any such plans by the parents.
This was after the University of Ghana authorities announced they had gotten hint of the planned blockage by the parents and subsequently deployed extra security personnel to man the gate.
There have been ongoing negotiations between the university authorities and the UPS PTA over the price tag for the UG stickers.
The parents are demanding a total reduction of the cost of the GH�400 UG sticker but the negotiations have reportedly hit a snag.
In the meantime, the university has provided a shuttle bus to transport the school children from the gate to the school but the parents say, they are not happy with the arrangement.
An eye witness, Dela Kofi told Citi News, the situation is very chaotic.
He reported that �the situation is very bad. Those who are coming from Legon, coming out to the GIMPA side and those who are coming from the GIMPA side entering Legon; even if they have a sticker, they too they cannot go.�
�It has caused commotion; serious commotion. No car can move out, no car can come in,� he added.
Some of the angry parents also spoke to Citi News saying, �is it right to pay GH�100 for every three months to take your child to school? If you have two cars; one person picks your child from school, another also drops him off at school, so you have to pay for all. That GH�100, they have calculated it for a year because in a year, you have to pay GH�400.�
Another also said: �Yesterday, the children were not brought back; yet, we will not have access to enter the school from any gate at all to pick our children. Assuming you will put our children back where you have taken them now; the children close at 2:30pm, there are parents who close at 4:00pm.
Others close at 5pm, 6pm and so you will come and put my child where there is no bus stop? As I talk to you now, it is raining so if they happen to be in the rain against oncoming traffic, there is small space for how many children? This thing cannot continue.�
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