Peter Obi slams FG: Passport hike piles more burden on Nigerians instead of easing life

Peter Obi last night took to social media to knock the Federal government over the latest increase in the fees for the issuance of passports.

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday August 28, announced that 32- pages booklet of the Nigerian passport will now go for N100, 000 while the 64-pages will go for N200, 000.

Obi in his statement argued that instead of making life easier, the government of the day keeps shifting the burden onto ordinary Nigerians.

He went on to say that the obsession of this administration with putting a burden on the populace is becoming legendary and continues to reveal its apparent disconnect with the people and the suffering.

His statement reads

‘’The obsession of this administration with putting a burden on the populace is becoming legendary and continues to reveal its apparent disconnect with the people and the suffering.

The International Passport fees in Nigeria have now skyrocketed to ₦100,000 for a 32-page booklet and ₦200,000 for 64 pages. This is the third increase in just two years.

In a country where the new minimum wage is only ₦70,000, the cost of a single passport now exceeds a worker’s monthly salary, probably the only country in the world to achieve this feat.

Instead of making life easier, this 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.”