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BY: BABALOLA FIKAYO
Freedom of information is a law that gives the right to access information from the federal gov. it is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their gov.
It was enacted on July
4,1966 and taking effect one year later . this freedom of information provides that any person has a right enforceable in court to obtain access to federal agency records,except to the extent that such records are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. It is an extension of freedom of speech a fundamental human right recognised in thee international law which is today understood more generally as freedom of expression in any medium.
It was enacted on July
4,1966 and taking effect one year later . this freedom of information provides that any person has a right enforceable in court to obtain access to federal agency records,except to the extent that such records are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. It is an extension of freedom of speech a fundamental human right recognised in thee international law which is today understood more generally as freedom of expression in any medium.
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