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May 14, 2018
Ranking member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee, Inusah Fuseini had indicated that the committee will not travel outside Ghana to understand other countries already implementing the Right to Information (RTI).
According to the ranking member, enough work has been done and there is no need to travel, “work we have done so far will aid us promulgate a robust legal regime to throw sunshine on the act of corruption”, he stated.
Joint committee on Communications, Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs over the weekend was in Koforidua to take the RTI Bill 2018 through clause by clause for their report to be presented to the plenary.
In an interview with ghanamps.com the ranking member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee, Inusah Fuseini said the joint committee would endeavor to incorporate views expressed by civil society in their report.
As to whether the RTI Bill will pass the test of time, he said no bill passed is said to be perfect, but if it stands the test of time without legal challenges fine.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com