Director General of NOA, Mike Omeri disclosed this when the Deputy Director FOI Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Stella Anukam visited him in Abuja to fine tune areas of partnership between the two organizations, said the agency had translated the FOI Act in twenty-eight Nigerian languages and has distributed same to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The DG NOA urged the FOI Unit of FMOJ to step up efforts in making the implementation a reality by encouraging the disclosure of information and educating the MDAs on the type of information to be disclosed, adding that 3,000 personnel of the Agency have been deployed in continuous public sensitization about the act using the various platforms He said: “The FOI act is timely, the right to know is a fundamental right of every citizen and the Act could be used to fight the ills of the society.” Earlier, the Director, FOIA Unit of Ministry of Justice, Mrs Stella Anukam said the unit was concerned about the implementation of the FOIA and that public servant should not be afraid to disclose information when necessary. Anukam said the FOIA is about transparency and accountability in running the affairs of government, keeping records properly for the development of the country and is not a witch hunting effort. She solicited the Agency’s support for nationwide sensitization using its platforms.]]>