List of 254 Ghanaian Institutions Fined GH¢20K Each For Failing to File 2025 RTI Annual Reports

• Ghana's RTI Commission has slapped 254 public institutions with GH¢20,000 fines each for failing to file their 2025 annual reports
• The penalties were imposed under Section 77(1) of Act 989, with affected bodies including security services, teaching hospitals and district assemblies
• Defaulting institutions have 14 days to pay the fine or face further legal action, after ignoring earlier reminders in January and April 2026

Ghana's Right to Information Commission has imposed fines of GH¢20,000 on each of 254 public institutions that failed to submit their annual reports for 2025, in one of the most sweeping enforcement actions taken under the country's RTI law.

A formal notice issued on August 5, 2026 by the Commission's Executive Secretary, Ms Genevieve Shirley Lartey, confirmed the penalties.

The defaulters span a broad cross-section of state bodies, including Ministries, Departments, Agencies, security services, teaching hospitals, universities, and district assemblies across the country.

RTI penalties imposed under Act 989

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The fines were applied under Section 77(1) of the Right to Information Act, 989.

The Commission made clear that the institutions had not acted on earlier reminders circulated in January and April 2026, making the statutory penalties unavoidable.

"Compliance with the reporting requirements under Act 989 is a statutory obligation and not a matter of discretion," the Commission said in its notice.

The statement reinforced the Commission's position that annual reporting is not optional for public bodies, and that continued non-compliance will be met with firm regulatory action.

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14-day window to settle or face action

Institutions that received formal notice of the fine have 14 days to make payment or risk additional legal consequences.

The Commission did not specify what further measures would be pursued against bodies that fail to meet the deadline, but indicated it would not relax its enforcement posture.

The RTI Commission reaffirmed its mandate to promote transparency and public accountability, framing the mass fines as part of a broader effort to ensure that state institutions honour their legal obligations to citizens.

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The Right to Information Act, which came into force in Ghana in 2020, requires public institutions to produce and submit annual reports detailing how they have handled information requests from members of the public.

The reporting requirement is designed to enable oversight and track whether institutions are meeting their obligations under the law.

Minority accuses NPRA of defying RTI law

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that the Minority in Parliament had claimed that the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) had failed to be transparent with Ghanaians.

Vincent Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, indicated that the NPRA had not complied with a formal RTI request.

The MP stated that the NPRA had relied on principles from the IOPS to deny his Right to Information request.

Source: YEN.com.gh