The Right to Information Bill (RTI) will not be passed until after the December 7 polls.
The bill, meant to enhance transparency and accountability in governance, was withdrawn and re-laid before the house last week in order to ensure its smooth passage.
Despite taking the bill through the second reading on Thursday, November 3, work on it stalled as it was shelved for other urgent businesses to be approved by the house.
Majority leader, Alban Bagbin said: “The Right to Information Bill is not yet complete and when the house returns after the election break, we will definitely pass that Bill.”
The right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country’s 1992 Constitution and recognised as a right under the International Convention on Human Rights.
The RTI bill, which arguably is the oldest before parliament, was among the many bills the house was expected to pass before recess.
There have been calls by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and other civil society bodies for its quick passage since it has been in parliament for nearly a decade.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
