General News of Monday, 7 May 2018Source: Graphic.com.gh500 sign petition to demand passage of RTI billProf Ransford Gyampo (left) interacting with Mr Paolo Salvia (right), Acting Head of the delegationThe Centre for European Studies (CES) at the University of Ghana has mobilised about 500 signatures of students, civil society groups, journalists and other interest groups in the country in a petition to demand the immediate passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the next meeting of Parliament. To further mount pressure on Parliament to pass the Bill, the RTI Coalition, headed by Mr Seth Abloso, has also indicated its intention to begin a countdown for the passage of the RTI as soon as Parliament reconvenes on May 15, 2018. The passage of the RTI Bill dominated discussions at a public lecture organised by the CES with the support of the European Union (EU) to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day at the University of Ghana. She added that releasing information in a timely fashion was equally one of the essential qualities of a functioning RTI law. da Rocha about 13 years ago, still remained a Bill and not a law.

Source: GhanaWeb May 07, 2018 09:45 UTC