Peter Obi kicks against Int’l passport fee hike

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Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has expressed concern over the recent increase in international passport fees.

In a post shared on his verified X account on Thursday, Obi criticized the current administration, accusing it of continually placing more financial strain on the average citizen.

The Federal Government had earlier in the day confirmed the new pricing structure for international passports, with the 32-page version now priced at ₦100,000 and the 64-page booklet at ₦200,000.

Responding to the development, the former Anambra State governor pointed out that the revised passport fees now surpass the country’s newly proposed minimum wage of ₦70,000.

“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,” he said.

He further argued that instead of taking steps to ease the financial pressure on Nigerians, the government appears to be passing more of the burden onto the public.

“It is alarming that the price of the international passport is higher than what workers earn in a month,” he wrote.

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