Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has taken the federal government of Nigeria to the cleaner again over hike in the international passport fee, saying price now goes above worker’s minimum wage.
In a post on his official X, Obi said that this administration is bent on imposing burdens on the Nigerian population and that is becoming legendary.
Recall that the federal government said on Thursday that international passport fees will be increased.
A 32-page booklet now costs N100,000, and a 64-page booklet costs N200,000 due to the recent hike.
Obi responded by saying that the price of a single passport now surpasses a worker’s monthly income in a nation where the new minimum wage is merely N70,000.
The former Anambra State governor added that, rather than making life easier, the government continues to place more and more of the load on ordinary Nigerians.
“It is alarming that the price of the international passport is higher than what workers earn in a month,” Obi said.