Abuja—The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), on Monday, joined other experts from government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to make appraisal of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 and the challenges facing its effective implementation in the country.
According to a statement by the institute on Monday, the DBI management team to the one-day interactive workshop on the appraisal of FOIA was led by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit, Mr. Akin Ogunlade, who was also accompanied by Ms. Temidayo Olaloye.
The statement read, “The round-table solution-oriented workshop, organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is to bring together stakeholders from the state and non-state actors to the interactive workshop to seek a better understanding of the Freedom of Information.
“According to the BPSR, the Forum is also to discuss the challenges facing its implementation, as well as proffer solutions to mitigating those challenges.
“The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. The FOIA is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.
“The workshop has at least two nominees from all MDAs across Nigeria in participation and it was expected that recommendations reached by participants at the workshop, would be drawn up for actionable points to develop policy briefs for the government.”
