General News of Saturday, 30 March 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgNCCE lauds Parliament for passing the RTI BillJosephine Nkrumah, chairperson of the NCCEThe National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has praised Parliament for its efforts in passing the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law. The Commission said it was happy that the Bill had finally been passed after two decades and, therefore, congratulated the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic for the Law. A press release signed by Madam Joyce Affutu, the Director of Public Affairs, NCCE, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, commended all Civil Society Organisations and the media for their strategic role in persistently advocating for the passage of the Bill. Madam Affutu said the NCCE was of the view that the passage of the RTI Bill into law would further enhance public accountability and citizens’ responsiveness to issues of national concern whilst improving transparency as a hallmark of true democracy. “We urge Parliament to expedite the passage of the Legislative Instrument to the RTI Law to make it functional,” she added.

Source: GhanaWeb March 29, 2019 18:45 UTC