Kwara Assembly passes FOI Bill

The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Bill into law.

The bill was passed after the House approved the 32 clauses in
the report presented by the Committee on Information after the
outcome of a public hearing on the bill.

The bill seeks to ease access to public records and information
as well as protect public records from unauthorised persons in
public interest.

The Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmad, after the passage of the bill,
directed the clerk of the house, Hajia Alimah Perogi, to provide a
clean copy for the governor’s assent.

Meanwhile, the house has appealed to the newly sworn-in governor
to operate an open door policy and inclusive governance for more
development to be attained in the state.

The house made the appeal in a resolution after adopting a
motion moved by Ahmed Ibn-Mohammed, congratulating the new governor
and his deputy. Mr Kayode Alabi.

The motion, which was seconded by Saheed Popoola, was in support
of all members at the plenary.

The Speaker, urged the governor to always assent to resolutions
made by the 9th Assembly in order to promote sustainable
development. (NAN)

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