THE NATION
Joy Ezeilo, SAN, a Professor of Law, has decried the cost of flight ticket to Abidjan, Cote D’IVoire, saying she dreamt of watching the final of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) live but was shocked with the price of ticket estimated at over N2.1m.
Many Nigerians have also frowned at the price of tickets to the neighboring country despite the distance.
The airlines flying to Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast are Nigeria’s Air Peace, Asky, Air Côte d’Ivoire.
Ezeilo, in a post on her X handle, said the N2.1m quoted as a return air fare to Abidjan is equivalent to her five-month salary.
She wrote: “I am dreaming of watching AFCON 2024 live, and I enquired about flights to Abidjan to watch our Super Eagles play in the finals. I believed that Ivory Coast being so close (an hour and 35 minutes) wouldn’t cost me too much.
“However, my travel agent of over twenty years sent me a price quotation of N2,183,000.00 (two million, one hundred and eighty-three thousand Naira), which was a huge shock.
“I did the math and realized I would need to save my five months’ salary as a Professor of Law on the last professional step to buy one return ticket to a West African country.
“This is a sad reflection of our current economic realities. Please refrain from attempting to convert to US dollars- it’s extremely depressing and demystifying of a full professor position.
