The Passport Office has indicated that Ghanaians are applying for passports in low numbers following the price increase on April 1, 2024.
Despite strong opposition from some passport applicants, agents, and stakeholders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration clarified in a statement that the decision to increase passport prices is consistent with the 2023 fee regulations, L.I.2481.
In an interview with Channel One News, Paul Cudjoe, Director of the Passport agency Headquarters, stated that while this is a worry, it would not be important as long as his agency does its duties.
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“Naturally, there will be a slowdown because for a long time, we had not increased the passport price and we needed to bridge the gap. It got to a point that if we had not increased the price, we couldn’t even print passports, that’s why the new fees were introduced.
“I think all the regions we’ve gone to, it’s a concern but not too much a major [concern] if only the passport office delivers on their mandate.”
