Nigeria, April 15 -- In a bold response to the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming the applicability of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act across all levels of government, the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), a civic organisation group in Kwara State, has applauded the verdict while calling out the Kwara State House of Assembly for its failure to prioritize transparency.
Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, ENetSuD's Coordinator, Associate Professor Abdullateef Alagbonsi, described the ruling as a victory for democratic governance, stressing that it ends years of evasiveness by public institutions.
"For several years, our FOI requests were denied on the grounds that the Act wasn't domestica...