Can anyone enlighten me why OBJ is afraid to sign the FOIA(freedom of information act) into law?

The first reason, according to the President, is that he is opposed to the title of the Bill, which is 'Freedom of Information'. He said it should have been called the 'Right to Information Bill', insisting that he raised this issue with members of the National Assembly but that they refused to change the title.

So what, if its called freedom and not Right. According the U S dept of justice definition

The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the United States government are required to disclose those records, unless they can be lawfully withheld from disclosure under one of nine specific exemptions in the FOIA. This right of access is ultimately enforceable in federal court.

He quoted the president as saying that "the title of the Bill is very important as we can only talk of right to information and not freedom of information." Besides, the idea of freedom of information, according to Obasanjo, is imported "from somewhere".

Any Nigerian Lawyer please explain this technical argument in layman term to me.

The Right to Information Act 2005 (Act No. 22/2005)[1] is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens of India (except those in the State of Jammu and Kashmir who have their own special law) access to Government records. Under the terms of the Act, any person may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or instrumentality of State) which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to computerise their records for wide dissemination and to proactively publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally.

This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came into force on 13 October 2005. Information disclosure in India was hitherto restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act now overrides.

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