In a communique issued at the end of their workshop in Kaduna, the lawyers noted that having regard to the importance of the Freedom of Information Act to democratic practice and good governance in Nigeria and the fact that the issues in dispute in the appeals pending at the Supreme Court raise important constitutional questions, a full court should be urgently empanelled to hear and determine the appeals.
The lawyers also resolved to increase enlightenment and advocacy activities on the applicability of the Act at the State level and to ensure its implementation in all the States of the Federation, observing that “the spirit and intent of the Act, which is to promote transparency and accountability in governance, citizen participation in government, good governance and a corruption-free society, are equally applicable to the States.
The lawyers expressed concern at the poor level of compliance with all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act by public institutions, observing that there was a low level of responsiveness by public institutions to requests for information from members of the public, widespread disregard by public institutions for their statutory obligation to proactively publish certain categories of information, and a dismal performance by public institutions in submitting annual implementation reports to...
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