{"id":176699,"date":"2025-08-29T22:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T21:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wikes-aide-responds-to-peter-obi-on-passport-costs"},"modified":"2025-08-29T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:16:16","slug":"wikes-aide-responds-to-peter-obi-on-passport-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/wikes-aide-responds-to-peter-obi-on-passport-costs","title":{"rendered":"Wike\u2019s Aide Responds to Peter Obi on Passport Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has tackled Peter Obi for berating the Nigerian government over the recent hike in the cost of the country\u2019s international passport.<\/p>\n<p>Olayinka said the cost of the Nigerian international passport has never been lower than the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government on Thursday announced an increment in the cost of international passport fees.<\/p>\n<p>A 32-page booklet now goes for N100,000 while 64 pages go for<\/p>\n<p>N200,000.<\/p>\n<p>But, the former Anambra State governor tackled the Nigerian government, saying the cost of an international passport was higher than the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>However, apparently responding to Obi in a post on X, Olayinka wrote: \u201cWas there any time in Nigeria that the cost of International Passport was lower than Minimum Wage?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs International Passport part of the cost of living anywhere in the world?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has tackled Peter Obi for berating the Nigerian government over the recent hike in the cost of the country\u2019s international passport. 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