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General News of Thursday, March 28, 2019
Source: peacefmonline.com
2019-03-28
Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako
The editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako Jnr., Reacted to the adoption of the Right to Information Bill (RTI), with deep praise from both the House and the ruling party; the new patriotic party (NPP).
After nearly two decades, Parliament finally pbaded the Right to Information Bill on Tuesday, having been completed at the examination stage after several policy changes, amendments and months of rigorous debate. in Parliament.
The RTI bill, when it becomes law, will foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs.
"The trip has been long," said Kweku Baako, congratulating Parliament and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
"The seventh legislature has done justice to this long-standing affair. . . it shows how much progress we have made in our democracy. . . the NPP should be commended for some of these advances. . . We should all be proud as a people of what we have had so far; we are now looking forward to the implementation, "he added during a round table on Wednesday's edition of" Kokrokoo ".
According to him, "I am convinced that this country will succeed step by step, especially since we are engaged in the democratic dispensation".
About RTI
The RTI is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the Constitution of 1992 and recognized as such by the international conventions on human rights.
The bill as drafted must give substance to Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution which provides that "Everyone has the right to information subject to qualifications and legislation necessary for a democratic society ".
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