Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has said the President Bola Tinubu administration is obsessed with putting burden on Nigerians.

This was after the federal government hiked prices of international passport effective September 1.

Reacting, Obi lamented that the increase is the third in two years, in a country with a minimum wage of N70,000.

He shared on X, "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. -PO"

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