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The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA), the Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu called on civil society organizations (CSOs), clergy, universities, media and Ghanaians to continue to monitor the implementation of the RTI law.
The bill (RTI) was pbaded on March 26, 2019 after nearly 20 years.
L & # 39; Hon. Kyei Mensah Bonsu said: "Parliament played its role in giving birth to a baby, it remains now with the effective and efficient implementation of the law."
"Two other bills that sparked heated debate were the Children's Act, which was actually a special provision.
"And the law on the management of oil revenues, I hope that the same enthusiasm and the same scrutiny as those adopted during the adoption of the RTI bill will be applied to all the other bills submitted to Parliament, such as that the draft law on the rights of the spouses ", noted the minister.
L & # 39; Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu, second speaker of Parliament, spoke at a dialogue and a meeting of collaboration with civil society organizations (CSOs) to deliberate on the implementation of the law Right to Information (RTI); indicated the need to realize the values contained in the implementation of the law.
L & # 39; Hon. Inusah Fuseini, speaking on behalf of the minority Speaker of Parliament, the Hon. Haruna Iddrisu said that she (the minorities) was not enthusiastic about the majority leader's comments that the government would not put in place an institutional mechanism for the implementation of the law because budgetary constraints.
Evans Aggrey Darko, senior director of MoPA, said his ministry would provide citizens with the platform to hold the government accountable to the government on democratic dividends and the general improvement of public goods.
"The Ministry is aware that access to the dissemination of information has the following advantages: it will allow citizens to seek information from the government, public officials, public institutions and other public institutions. help citizens to know what is happening, the limits of government and promote transparency, "he said.
CSO – Consideration of implementation
Akoto Ampaw, a member of the steering committee of the RTI coalition, insisted on the need to appoint commission officials without any partisan politics.
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