{"id":711884,"date":"2019-09-27T19:43:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/27\/appointment-of-rti-commissioners-must-benefit-ghana-lawyer\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T19:43:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:43:59","slug":"appointment-of-rti-commissioners-must-benefit-ghana-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/27\/appointment-of-rti-commissioners-must-benefit-ghana-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointment Of RTI Commissioners Must Benefit Ghana – Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lawyer Akoto Ampaw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has appealed to government to ensure that the appointment of the first members of the Right To Information (RTI) Commission is guided by the principle of long term interest of the country\u2019s democracy rather than creating an avenue for party cronies. <\/p>\n

He said that the art and culture of building institutions in Ghana has become a \u201cpervasive cultural deficit\u201d that has been masterminded by interest groups who largely benefitted from ineffective institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who are managing public institutions have vested interest in ensuring that public institutions are not effective,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

He stated that the effectiveness of the RTI Commission as a strong institution would require its first members to lay a foundation of independence and neutrality from political and private interests. <\/p>\n

\u201cAppointment of the first members of the commission should not be based on job for the boys,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ampaw was speaking at a public forum held in Accra on Wednesday, September 25, 2019.<\/p>\n

The forum was under the theme: \u201cImplementation of the Right to Information Law: How will Ghana be different?\u201d<\/p>\n

He highlighted the need for a robust and responsive RTI framework and institutions that will continuously test laws and mount pressures to change the deeply rooted culture of secrecy in governance characterised by non disclosure of information. <\/p>\n

Mr. Ampaw also commended the minister of information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah for his effort towards implementing the roadmap of the RTI law and also called for more stakeholder support in that regard.<\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of the Information Minister, a technical director at the information ministry, Selasi Abode-Spencer, said the roadmap towards implementing the RTI law has suffered a delay due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ministry of finance has however committed funds to facilitate the project and we are working assiduously to have these funds released,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

By Issah Mohammed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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