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Welcome

The Access to Information (ATI) Division was established and commissioned on the 17th of July, 2020 within the Information Services Department (ISD) of the Ministry of Information. The Division was initially established as a secretariat to support the implementation processes.

MANDATE

The Division trains and deploys RTI Officers to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to service access to Information requests to their respective institutions. It also provides back-end support to RTI Officers on their daily activities. 

MANDATE

The Division trains and deploys RTI Officers to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to service access to Information requests to their respective institutions. It also provides back-end support to RTI Officers on their daily activities. 

Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Access to Information
Winifred Nafisa Mahama, PhD

Our Responsibility

The ATI Division  responsible for executing all other obligations of the Minister under the RTI Act.
The ATI Division segmented public institutions into Six sectors listed below and assigned schedule officers with oversight functions for each:
i. Infrastructure sector:
ii. Economic sector:
iii. Administrative sector:
iv. Public safety sector:
v. Social sector:
vi. MMDAs

The Right to Information Act

The Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), is an Act of Parliament that provides for the implementation of the constitutional right of persons to access official information held by public institutions (and relevant private institutions that receive public resources or perform public functions), subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of public interest in Ghana.

Importance of the RTI

The ATI Division is also responsible for executing all other obligations of the Minister under the RTI Act.

The ATI Division segmented public institutions into Six sectors listed below and assigned schedule officers with oversight functions for each:
i. Infrastructure sector
ii. Economic sector
iii. Administrative sector
iv. Public safety sector
v. Social sector
vi. MMDAs

Why RTI Act is a good law

  • Solid Legal Framework
  • Clear Application Procedures
  • Clear turn around times on Requests
  • Proactive Disclosure of Information
  • Oversight Body
  • Effective Appeal Mechanism
  • Sanctions

Staff & Personnel

Genevieve Mawuena Wutoh – Team Lead, Social Sector.
Sosthenes Senanu Nyadroh – Team Lead, Public Safety Sector
Sampson Hodor – Team Lead, Economic Sector
George Frimpong Basoah –Team Lead, Infrastructure Sector

Contact ATI Division

Telephone:
0302498016 | 0302983866 0302983867/0302983869

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 745,
Accra-Ghana
Email: rti@moi.gov.gh