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VOL. 9, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Periscoping the global concern for freedom of Information and the peculiar Nigeria challenges
Authors
Obiaraeri Nnamdi Onyekaza, Obiaraeri Chinyere, Eleonu James
Abstract
Globally, access to public information is a
pre-condition for good governance and sustained fight against corruption in
public life. This is usually achieved through a clear legal framework which
supersedes existing inconsistencies and authorizes openness. Such a law enables
the balancing of the narrower private interest to shield information as against
the public’s right to know. Freedom of information legal regimes exert a
tension on governance as public bureaucracy and the routine acts of governance
predispose public officials to traditionally protect information and records
unless these are certified for disclosure. Achieving such a paradigm shift
entails more than new legislation. Necessary political will as well as the
provision of necessary institutional and infrastructural support are necessary to
enable widespread compliance. It is in the light of these irreducible minimum
standards that the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 applicable in Nigeria is
examined. This article placed reliance on doctrinal method of research to
contend among other things that the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 applicable
in Nigeria despite its shortcomings provides a practical framework for openness
in government although.
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Pages:132-137
How to cite this article:
Obiaraeri Nnamdi Onyekaza, Obiaraeri Chinyere, Eleonu James "Periscoping the global concern for freedom of Information and the peculiar Nigeria challenges". International Journal of Law, Vol 9, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 132-137
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