Ghana: Pres Assents RTI Law ... to Take Effect From 2020

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday gave assent to the Right to Information Act at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra.

The Presidential assent has operationalised Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution which states that "all persons have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary in a democratic society."

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