RTI roadmap workshop opens

A workshop on the roadmap for the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) law has opened in Accra.

The workshop is being organised by the Ministry of Information, the implementing agency of the RTI law.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on 22 May 2019 gave assent to the law that was passed by Parliament in March 2019.

The law seeks to give effect to Article 21 (1) (f) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, which states that: “All persons shall have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary for a democratic society.”

It also seeks to operationalise the constitutional right to information by the public and some private institutions.

Participants attending the workshop on the roadmap for implementation have been drawn from civil society groups and state agencies including UNESCO, RTI Coalition, Media Coalition on RTI and members from the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament.

Addressing the opening ceremony, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the workshop was part of measures to get the stakeholders aligned to, and acquainted with the processes before the full implementation of the RTI law in January 2020.

“The RTI law is a product of collaboration. It is, therefore, important to bring stakeholders back on the table for the roadmap for implementation”, he said.

Mr Nkrumah said the workshop will also afford the participants the opportunity to make suggestions and inputs on the draft roadmap for a smooth implementation.

Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com