Nigeria, May 15 -- The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has raised serious concerns over the Kwara State Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill 2025, recently forwarded to the Kwara State House of Assembly (KWHA) by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

This development comes in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling affirming that the FOI Act of 2011 applies to all subnational governments, including Kwara State.

In a swift move characterized by what ENetSuD describes as "legislative recklessness," the KWHA passed the bill for a second reading and has scheduled a public hearing for Monday, May 19, 2025.

A close examination of the proposed legislation reveals the inclusion of a troubling clause-Section 31-introduced by th...