The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has decried the 100 percent hike in the international passport fee to N100,000 and N200,000, respectively.
In a post on his official X handle late on Thursday, Obi said the obsession of this administration with putting a burden on the populace is becoming legendary.
Nigerian Newssphere reports that the Federal Government on Thursday announced the increase of international passport fees.
Accordingly, a 32-page 5-year validity passport will be N100,000, up from N50,000.
Also, a 64-page passport with 10-year validity is N200,000, up from N100,000 in September last year.
The government through Nigeria Immigration Service announced that it will become effective from September 1, 2024.
Reacting, the former Anambra State governor said in a country where the new minimum wage is only N70,000, the cost of a single passport now exceeds a worker’s monthly salary.
According to him, instead of making life easier, the government keeps shifting the burden onto ordinary Nigerians.
“It is alarming that the price of the international passport is higher than what workers earn in a month,” he wrote.
