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General News on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
2019-04-17
Akoto Ampaw, Coalition Steering Committee Member and Private Lawyer
The Right to Information Coalition (RTI) Bill highlighted the need for the government to task the various public institutions to clbadify their data in order to facilitate the implementation of the policy.
The Coalition is of the opinion that the move will be
be a major step in ensuring that the law is implemented when it comes into force in 2020.
This was manifested at a press conference held by the group yesterday (Tuesday).
The group also instructed public institutions to put its affairs in order before law enforcement next year.
Attorney Akoto Ampaw, a member of the coalition's governing board, told the media, "Although we have every reason to celebrate this important victory of democracy, transparency and accountability, it is worth noting that we still have a long way to go to establish the following prerequisites for the law to be effective in practice when it receives the badent of the president. "
An effective and efficient right to information infrastructure and culture that will ensure a substantial proactive disclosure in public institutions and relevant private organizations.
2 Drafting and promulgating critical regulations that will bring the law to life
3. The designation of the information offices and their training are essential conditions for the establishment of a truly sound law based on the right to information. These are the issues we expect from the media.
About RTI
The RTI is supposed to be a fundamental human right guaranteed by the Constitution and recognized as such by the international conventions on the rights of the man.
The adoption of the bill gives substance to Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution which states that "Everyone has the right to information subject to the qualifications and legislation necessary for a democratic society" .
The RTI bill was drafted for the first time in 1999 under former President Jerry John Rawlings.
In its electoral manifestos of 2008 and 2012, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) promised to ensure that the bill was pbaded. In 2010, it was presented to Parliament for consideration.
In 2011, the government joined the Open Government Partnership Initiative (OGP) with a commitment to pbad the law. In November 2013, the bill was officially tabled in Parliament.
The former Attorney General, Deputy Dominic Ayine in 2015, introduced the bill at second reading in Parliament. In October 2016, the bill was withdrawn and replaced by a new one that was immediately tabled.
Following the dissolution of the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and the inauguration of the new parliament in January 2017, the bill had to be re-introduced by the new government before the work began.
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