The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced its decision not to reconsider the recently introduced passport fees. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong stated that these new fees are intended to boost revenue, thereby improving service provision at passport offices nationwide.
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Ampratwum-Sarpong said in an interview on Joy News “If he wants us to come to the committee, we will respect the committee, we will appear before the committee, we will repeat the reasons behind the request and the approval given by parliament for the passport fees.
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“These figures with the support of the majority of Ghanaians have come to stay. There is nothing he can do about it. He can make his noise out there. If he wants to bring it to the committee, to Parliament, we will meet him on the floor of Parliament. We will discuss and debate it, and he will fall flat on his face at the end of the day.”
He emphasized that the new fee would also help clear the passport backlog at the printing centers.
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