Parliament has approved an amendment to the Right to Information Bill (RTI) which seeks to extend the date for the commencement of the Bill after it is passed.
The amendment states that the Bill has to take effect in the next succeeding year after it is approved by Parliament and assented to by the President.
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu in Parliament today, Wednesday, explained that the one year operationalization period will allow government to prepare fully for the financial implications of rolling out the much-awaited Bill.
Meanwhile, the House is yet to pass the entire Bill which has been the subject of public interest for some time now following its long stay in Parliament.
More soon
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By: Duke Mensah Opoku | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
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