The Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has pleaded with Ghanaians not to apply for a passport if they cannot afford the travel document.
She said the Ghanaian Passport has ceased to be a primary identification document, hence should not be acquired by all Ghanaians, especially if one does not have need for it.
Mrs. Botchway said this in response to adverse public reactions to the increment in passport fees which took effect from April 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Andy Appiah Kubi, has defended the recent upward revisions of passport application fees, citing low travel-related demand among passport holders.
He explained that only a minority, approximately 20%, of passport holders utilise the document for travel purposes, rendering passport acquisition more of a privilege than a necessity.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
