Efforts to Assent FOI bill NGO and Media Practitioners writes AbdulRazaq

You Could Recall last week NGO and Media Platforms were invited by KWHA for the Public Hearing Freedom Of Information Bill FOI of the bill ,they met with the Committe of the Bill and after much deliberation they reached compromise on the passage of the bill

On 30 of May 2019 KWAH Plenary passed it to law and transmits to Kwara State Governor for assent.

Efforts to make Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulrahaman AbdulRazaq give assent to the Freedom of Information FOI bill NGO and Media Practitioners writes the governor today 

Here is the Content of the Letter Submitted 

We the undersigned Non-Gove

mental Organizations and Media Platforms, wish to wholeheartedly

congratulate your Excellency on assumption of Office as the 7 Executive Governor of Kwara State. Its our collective efforts that Kwara will attain a lofty height under your administration if all your campaign promises are fulfilled

We will like to remind your Excellency of your inauguration speech dated 29 May 2019, especially the

part that reads as follow: "what we have lacked befor now are dependable and sustainable development

plans, credible policies and policy discipline, accountability and transparency, a good sense of social justice and ability to expand social and political spaces that will promote tolerance, equality and innovation 

These are areas where our government will make a difference". As partners in the advocacy

for Good Govemance, Transparency and Accountability in Kwara State, we noted this statement with

Great interest, which gave us the strong conviction that your administration will put Open Leadership,

Transparency and Accountability in the governance of Kwara in the front burner.

Letter Received today 3 of June 2019 by Kwara State Governor Registrar I. U. Habeeb on behalf of Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulrahaman AbdulRazaq