This commission is of the view that documents submitted by firms/individuals to a public body for contracts are public documents as these documents reveal level of competence of the firms/individuals to carry out tasks funded by the tax-payers of the country.
The deafening silence of the Administrator, Defence Housing Authority with regard to the request for information and the notices of the commission demonstrates that the Respondent is oblivious to the shifting sands of time. The Right of Access to Information Act 2017 has empowered citizens to seek information from civil servants and they are legally bound to acknowledge their information requests and respond to them within specific time-frame.
In the instant appeal, the Respondent maintained radio silence and failed to respond to the duly sent notices of the commission.