This Right to Information (RTI) Manual is pursuant to the provisions of the recently passed
Act, (Act 989) by Parliament and assented to by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo. The Act gives substance to the constitutional right to information provided
under Article 21 (1) (f) of the Constitution, enabling citizens access to official information held by government institutions, and the qualifications and conditions under which the
access may be obtained. In accordance with Section 80, the Act applies to information which came into existence before, or which will come into existence after the
commencement of the Act.