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Published 11/04/2009 by AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Information Bill May Not Be Passed

Abuja A member of the House of Representatives,Hon. Ahman Pategi has expressed fear that the Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill currently before the National Assembly may not be passed into law by the present assembly.

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...of information. "This is not to say that we as parliamentarians are not interested in assisting journalists do their work. 'We appreciate their concerns and positions on the Freedom of Information Bill, and we are working on them. 'This bill, although it has not yet been passed in Nigeria , was earlier passed by the last National Assembly, but was not assented to by the former President. 'The reasons are obvious, and we know them. And because of them I am afraid that the bill may not be passed in the life of this present National Assembly,' he said. Copyright © 2009 Leadership."

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