By Ebere Agozie
Mrs Beatrice Jeddy-Agba, the Solicitor General of the Federation says the Freedom of information Act (FOI) in Nigeria is still a work in progress.
Jeddy-Agba, said this in Abuja at a ceremony marking the 13-year anniversary of the advocacy and implementation of the FOI Act in the country on Friday,
She was represented by Mr Godwin Garba, Head, FOI Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of this year’s anniversary is `Evaluating the Role of Freedom of Information Act and its Implementation Towards Building Strong Institutions For Good Governance.
She noted that the implementation of the FOI Act, 2011 in the past 13 years has been both challenging and work in progre.
The solicitor general noted that the Act is as a guide through which the public can access vital information or record from government.
“The essence of the Act is to guarantee the right of access to information held by government institutions as…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
