General News of Monday, 25 March 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comGovernment begins preparation towards implementation of RTI - Ministerplay videoKojo Oppong Nkrumah, Information MinisterGovernment has begun preparatory work ahead of the passage of the Right to Information Bill which is expected to be passed in Parliament this week. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic has in good time completed the Consideration Stage of the RTI bill after several policy changes, amendments and months of rigorous debates. However, Parliament is minded to pass the bill into law this week, and send it for Presidential assent soon thereafter,” he said at a press briefing Sunday. “These are necessary to ensure that there will indeed be the infrastructure that can deliver on the RTI requests filed under this new law,” he said. “We ask all who have followed the entire process to join in heralding the final passage and to cooperate with us in its implementation,” he pleaded.

Source: GhanaWeb March 25, 2019 00:11 UTC