General News of Thursday, 28 March 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comRTI implementation: Don’t wait to couch another batch of flimsy excuses next year – Anyeniniplay videoSamson Lardy Anyenini, LawyerRenowned journalist and a legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has adviced stakeholders responsible for the full implementation of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) not to take another long time before making it a law. The much awaited RTI Bill was finally passed in Parliament on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 since its inception some 20 years ago. The Bill was passed following the completion of its consideration stage after several policy changes, amendments and months of rigorous debates on the Floor of the House. Samson Anyenini hoped that the implementation of the law will not be postponed over ‘flimsy excuses’ like the passage process experienced in parliament. “There was a deferred implementation because again, the flimsy and lame excuse was given that there was no budget and arrangement for it.

Source: GhanaWeb March 28, 2019 10:07 UTC