This commission holds that K-Electric is a public body under Section 2 (d) of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 which states that Any incorporated or unincorporated body of the Federal Government functioning under the control or authority of another public body or wherein once or more public bodies own or have controlling interest or provide substantial funding;”, is a public body.
The Respondent, K-Electric is also a public body in accordance with the Section 2 (5) of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 which states “Any other organization which undertakes a public function, to extent of that function;” is a public body.
This commission Is of the view that the requested information is of public importance as it involves information about the delivery of public service such as electricity and amount charged to the Appellant for the delivery of this basic service.
This commission holds that certified copies of the inspection reports requested by the Appellant are also public documents under Section 5 (1) (i) of the Act and as such should be provided to the Appellant.