The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has
lauded the government and parliament for finally overseeing the passage of the
Right to Information (RTI) bill into law after almost two decades.
It urged the Attorney-General to immediately
work on the Legislative Instrument (LI) that will aid the successful
implementation of the law.
In a statement signed and issued in Accra by
the National Secretary of the party Murtala Mohammed, it said, “The Progressive
People’s Party will like to applaud the government and parliament for passing
the Right to Information Bill into law with few lacunas.
“We commend the boldness of the executives
in finally accepting the challenge to pass the bill into law during their
tenure of office, a novelty other regimes could not do, individuals, media
houses, civil societies and other groups that campaigned vigorously for 22
years to get the bill passed must equally be lauded,” the statement said.
“The party urges the government not
to delay in the final hurdles to make the law functional, as we applaud the
government for a good job done, we caution the government not to engage in
delay tactics regarding the Legislative Instrument that will make the law
functional.
“We implore the Attorney-General to
immediately work on the Legislative Instrument (LI) that will aid the successful
implementation of the law which will bring about probity, accountability,
transparency in all government dealings, offer the citizenry the opportunity to
monitor government policy and project from the beginning to end and also help
curtail corruption and nepotism in public sector.
“The media and people must take advantage of the law and turn it into a sunshine in government deals and agreement for the benefit of all, as we applaud the government and parliament for a good job done, we caution the government not to engage in delay tactics regarding the Legislative Instrument that will make the law functional,” the statement said. -citinewsroom.com
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