Speaker of Parliament orders RTI bill to no longer be placed on the Order Paper | Policy

Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye, Speaker of the Parliament, ordered the withdrawal of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) following requests from civil society organizations (CSOs) that certain amendments be made to the bill before it is pbaded.

The RTI coalition has put forward some proposals for inclusion in the bill before it is pbaded. The Honorable Alban Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, warned yesterday that the inclusion of new proposals would render the bill inapplicable once pbaded.

The RTI bill, which is in the final stage of the adoption process, has been repeatedly announced on the Order Paper of Parliament, but the House has not been able to pursue the bill. review of the bill due to requests made by the RTI Coalition.

The President, Professor Oquaye, therefore asked the leaders of Parliament to meet with the coalition to address their concerns.

Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye, the honorable senator, however, asked the public to understand that any delay in the pbadage of the RTI bill was due to the demands of CSOs on the bill and not the constitution of Parliament.

Banda MP and MP Hon Ahmed Ibrahim advised the media to keep their reporting on the current developments in the RTI bill in mind so as not to give the impression that Parliament is delaying the pbadage of the bill. bill, because the delay is rather due to the demands of the CSOs.