Ghana president assents to Right To Information bill

Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has signed the Right To Information, RTI, Act bill into law.

The event comes about two months after the parliament passed it after years of delay.

The president in an address said he was happy that the feat had been achieved under his watch and congratulated the parliament for their commitment to the bill.

He added that the implementation of the act was due to start in the next fiscal year and that if properly applied the Act could prove a critical tool in the fight against corruption in public life.