Media coalition lament MP’S lackadaisical attitude towards RTI bill

The Media Coalition pushing for the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill, has expressed concerns over what they describe as the lackadaisical attitude of some Members of Parliament towards the passage of the RTI Bill.

The Media Coalition, in collaboration with the RTI Coalition in a statement said Members of Parliament are deliberately frustrating the passage of the bill.
It said for the past two weeks, just about 30 to 50 MPs are in the chamber anytime the RTI bill is up for consideration.

The Coalition alleged that NPP Member Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, had “taken advantage of the situation to stop the House from considering the Bill by raising the issue of quorum.”
The statement said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has since supported K.T Hammond by resorting to the “quorum call to frustrate the consideration of the Bill.”
The RTI Bill is expected to increase the access of citizens to public information, but it has been in and out of Parliament for about 18 years without passage.