The Minister of Information Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had urged the media to consult the Right to Information bill (RTI BILL) for report and progress in work than making false news. But reacting to the comments, Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni said the bill is not working and journalist can’t rely on it.
According to him he had personally applied to some institution like the Local governance Ministry and that was from 2020 up till now it’s never been responded to.
Article 21(f) of the Ghanaian Constitution guarantees every person the right to information subject to such qualifications as are necessary in a democratic society.” This Bill seeks to lay down systems and procedures for ensuring access toinformation to every person from government agencies thereby operationalizing.
It is against this backdrop that Parliament passed the Right to Information ACT, 2019 (Act 989) which His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assented to on 21st May, 2019.
Story by: Ama Baidoo.
