General News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019Source: classfmonline.comDon't delay RTI implementation – CoalitionThe Bill was passed by parliament on 29 March 2019The Coalition on the Right to Information has called on the government to take proactive measures to lay the foundation for the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill before it comes into effect in January 2020. It is exactly three weeks to today when Parliament passed the Right to Information Bill 2018. More importantly, we want to remind all our supporters that there is the outstanding matter of Presidential Assent and the even harder job of preparing for the implementation of the RTI law. RTI Coalition has a positive assessment of the RTI Law as passedExcepting a few provisions, the text of the RTI law seems really solid and robust. Long live the Right to Information law!!

Source: GhanaWeb April 16, 2019 15:22 UTC