RTI Law Will Help CHRAJ Realize Vision – Director | General news

The adoption of the right to information bill would go a long way in helping the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to realize its vision of accountability, accountability and accountability. good governance and transparency.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr. Tetteh Tuwor, CHRAJ's Central Regional Director, welcomed the adoption of the bill and said that Ghanaians do not have the right to do so. would have no excuse for not looking for information.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2018, Parliament pbaded the Right RTI Bill in order to grant Ghanaians access to public information and to serve as an incentive to fight corruption. in Ghana.

The RTI Act should provide guidelines for the implementation of guaranteed constitutional rights to information held by the public and certain private institutions, subject to the necessary derogations and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society.

"Governance must be transparent, the rule of law and other forms of existing government structures must be transparent to citizens. Thus, the pbadage of the RTI is a good thing for all of us because it will help people to enjoy their rights, "said Mr. Tuwor.

He added that although some sections of the public were unhappy with certain provisions and articles of the Access to Information Bill, the media could be dissatisfied, but their adoption is a step towards creation of an environment conducive to the fight against corruption and must be accepted.

"It is good that they have succeeded. Half a loaf is better than nothing, let's use it and implement it. When there are challenges, we will discuss them and we will see how they can change them, "he said.

Tuwor called on Ghanaians to adequately support and use the law on access to information, adding that each amendment or new policy posed no challenge, but that they would be resolved as and when they arise.

The RTI, he said, should not be seen as something that would benefit only the media, but the general public.

In this regard, he called on the general public to strive to know their rights and responsibilities under the law and to ensure that it is respected.

"We now have the power to ask for documents such as contract documents, but we need to understand what the law says to know our rights and responsibilities," he added.