FOI Act instrumental to fighting corruption, promoting transparency in governance, says AGF

Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI)...

Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information Act will promote transparency and accountability in governance.

“The state high courts and federal high courts, in a plethora of cases, have given landmark rulings and judgments in FOI cases in order to promote the implementation of the act.”

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