President Akufo-Addo Wants Right to Information Bill Passed into Law

President Akufo-Addo Wants Right to Information Bill Passed into Law

President Akufo-Addo Wants Right to Information Bill Passed in Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has called on the parliament to pass the Right to Information Bill, (RTI), which he described as a key ingredient for the successful fight against corruption in public office. Describing the RTI as “one piece of the anti-corruption framework that

President Akufo-Addo Wants Right to Information Bill Passed in Ghana
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has called on the parliament to pass the Right to Information Bill, (RTI), which he described as a key ingredient for the successful fight against corruption in public office.

Describing the RTI as “one piece of the anti-corruption framework that is yet to be put in place”, the President said the passage of the “Right to Information Bill would increase transparency, and add another critical weapon to the armoury in the fight against corruption.”

The Right to Information Bill was drafted in 1999 and has been making repeated visits to parliament following different reviews in 2003, 2005 and 2007 in order to get it listed.Thereby, outliving the administrations of J.A. Kufuor, J.E.A. Mills and John Mahama, who all gave indications they were all for it and desired to get it passed. It was not until February 5, 2010 when it was presented to Parliament.

According to President Akufo-Addo, after many years of hesitation government intends to bring the Bill again to parliament and work to get it passed into law “before the end of this Meeting of Parliament.

“The protection of the public purse is a social common good, and it depends on all of us. It is in all our interest that corruption does not thrive, and we police each other’s behaviour. Going Beyond Aid means Ghanaians should not serve as fronts for foreign companies to defraud our country. It will mean we all pay our taxes, as provided by law, and it will mean we all help to take care of government property, as though it were our own.”

freedom of information act nigeria – Google SearchThe Nigerian version of the law is known as the Freedom of Information Act and was signed into law on May 28, 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Act seeks to make public records and information more freely available, provide public access to public records and information and protect public records and information to the extent consistent with public interest among others.

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