Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that 223 Right to Information (RTI) requests have been received so far from public institutions and individuals after the Act was passed into law.
According to him, it has become necessary to create awareness about the existence and accessibility of the RTI law to the general public due to the low level of utilisation of the law by the public.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, the MP revealed that the timelines for provision of information, when requested, differs provided it does not breach the security and privacy of individuals.
“I want to encourage any person who has reason to feel that timelines have been delayed to take advantage of the provision of the Act which says consider it as denied and appeal to the head of institution or the commission and get it redressed immediately”, he said.
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