Oti Region urged to make use of RTI law
The RTI was passed by Parliament and assented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on 21 May 2019
The people of Oti Region have been asked by the Right to Information (RTI) commission to access information from public institutions and relevant private bodies in order to promote a culture of transparency and accountability.
The RTI was passed by Parliament and assented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on 21 May 2019.
During an engagement with the stakeholders and people of the Oti Region, the executive secretary of the Commission, Yaw Sarpong Boateng expressed a great satisfaction with the attendance by heads of institutions, stakeholders and residents.
According to the commission, the aim is to get the public to accept and appreciate their right to information and utilise the right accordingly.
He said the commission is prepared to assist any citizen who might want to use the act or who needed clear information to allay a doubt.
He said that through education, Ghanaians will understand the act and apply it to strengthen our democracy, increase accountability, and promote peace.
The Oti regional Minister Dr Joshua Makubu expressed his gratitude to the commission and said, democracy can not function well without an informed citizenry.
“If information is given and part of it is extracted and you do not get the full information, the one you are feeding with the information may act the way they must not act,” he added.
He therefore charged the journalists to give out accurate information to the public so they are not misinformed .
Elizabeth Asare, who is a board member of the commission asked the people of Oti Region to make use of the law because it is useful and Ghanaians have paid for it through their taxes.
Solomon Mensah-Ahiable
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