Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced a reduction in the cost of an ordinary passport booklet from GH₵500 to GH₵350, representing a 30 percent decrease.

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Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, March 13, the North Tongu MP emphasized that the proposed reduction is intended to alleviate financial strain on Ghanaians without imposing additional costs on the state.

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"In our effort to make passports more accessible to all Ghanaians, and per instructions I have received from His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, we are pleased to announce the reduction of the ordinary passport booklet, that is the 32-page booklet from the GH₵500 to GH₵350," he said.

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He assured Parliament that the necessary legislative processes would soon be undertaken to formalize the adjustment.

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Furthermore, he disclosed plans to establish a committee tasked with assessing the transition to chip-embedded passport booklets, an initiative originally introduced by the previous administration.

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Under the Akufo-Addo administration, the price of the 32-page passport booklet was increased from GH₵100 to GH₵500 to cover printing costs.

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At the time, the NDC, then in opposition, condemned the increase as excessive and pledged to review it if elected after the 2024 elections.

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