The Right to Information (RTI) Commission is set to open a office in Cape Coast next month as part of efforts to expand access to its services across the country.
Stephen Owusu, General Manager of the Commission’s Legal Department, said officers assigned to the Cape Coast office had already been given time off to prepare for the commencement of operations.
He said the Commission currently operates regional offices in Kumasi, Sunyani and Bolgatanga, in addition to its headquarters in the Greater Accra Region.
“Aside Greater Accra where we are headquartered, from 2023 to now, we have been in Kumasi for Ashanti Region, we have been in Sunyani for Bono Region and also as a satellite office for Bono East. We have been in Bolgatanga,” he stated on Sunrise on 3FM, Tuesday, September 2026.
He added: “And as we speak, right from next month, we re going to Cape Coast. In fact, officers who are supposed to go have been given days off to prepare to start their work in Cape Coast.”
Mr Owusu explained that the Commission had been working for the past two years to secure office spaces in other regions.
According to him, the Commission has collaborated with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), which since 2024 has made some of its regional offices available for the RTI Commission to use.
He said the Commission had identified GBC properties in several regions that could be renovated and converted into offices, but funding remained a major constraint.
“But for that, we should have been Koforidua by now, we should also have been in Ho, we should have been in Takoradi and Tamale by now,” he said.
Mr Owusu said the Commission had been given permission to renovate and use the identified GBC properties, with funding now needed to undertake the necessary works.
He said the Commission would therefore continue to expand its regional presence as resources became available.
“As we speak, we have been in Kumasi, Sunyani and Bolga from 2023 and we are just moving to Cape Coast,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Commission has announced the commencement of Right to Information Month 2026, with a series of activities scheduled throughout September to promote public awareness of the right of access to information.
The annual commemoration is aimed at promoting the effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) and deepening public understanding of citizens’ rights and responsibilities under the law.
This year’s celebration is on the theme: “Upholding Information Integrity in the Digital Age: The Role of Access to Information in Addressing Information Disorder.”
Activities for the month will include media outreach programmes and radio and television interviews involving Commission officials in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani and Bolgatanga from September 1 to 28.
The month-long activities will culminate in a Stakeholder Conference on September 24, bringing together representatives of ministries, departments and agencies, metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, civil society organisations, the media, academia, traditional authorities and development partners.
The conference will focus on developing practical recommendations to address information disorder, promote meaningful public participation in decision-making and explore measures to strengthen information integrity within Ghana’s digital information ecosystem.
