General News of Sunday, 3 February 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comCoalition pleads with Parliament to pass ‘credible’ RTI billSpeaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike OquayeThe Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana, the Media Coalition on RTI and OccupyGhana (collectively known as the “Coalition”) released a press statement Sunday urging Parliament to pass the Right to Information Act, a monumental bill that would reflect the country’s 1992 Constitution stating “All persons shall have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary in a democratic society.”While the Coalition applauded Parliament for taking steps towards passing the bill, more needs to be done, they say. “The Coalition commends the effort by this Parliament to act with urgency in ensuring the speedy passage of the RTI Bill following the re-opening of Parliament just four days ago,” the statement reads. The Coalition is calling on members of Parliament to address two main issues. First, the Coalition requests that amendments be made to Clause 13 of the Act, which exempts any information that reveals opinions that would intentionally undermine public institutions. “We wish to assure Ghanaians of our full commitment to the passage of a credible law.”

Source: GhanaWeb February 03, 2019 13:52 UTC