General News of Monday, 30 December 2019Source: Kasapafmonline.comInformation Ministry updates Chief Directors on RTI operationalization strategyThe RTI law seeks to give effect to Article 21 (1) (f) of the 1992 ConstitutionThe Ministry of Information has held a day’s workshop in Accra for Chief Directors on the operationalization strategy for the Right to Information (RTI) Law ahead of its implementation in January 2020. The meeting was also to enable the Chiefs to share ideas on the final preparations towards operationalization of the ACT. Discussing possible challenges anticipated during the implementation stage, officials of the Information Ministry outlined interim measures required to respond to expected challenges at the beginning of its implementation. The Chief Directors were drawn from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) across the country. The Ministry of Information has already been working on a roadmap which includes recruitments of RTI officers, establishing Information centres in all government offices, the establishment of the RTI Commission and completion of various administrative protocols.

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2019 15:00 UTC