President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cautioned the citizenry against the dissemination of fake news which he says wields the potential to destabilise the peace of the nation.
The President says the approaching election will be used by some people as grounds to create divisions among peace-loving Ghanaians, by spreading information that possesses the tendency to tarnish people’s reputation.
The President, speaking at the 2024 Eid celebration at the Black Star Square in Accra Thursday, April 11, 2024, admonished Ghanaians to reject such misinformation to uphold national unity and harmony.
“We are in an election year and in election years, there is a tendency for self-seeking people to exploit our differences of religion and ethnicity to foment division to promote narrow and parochial sectarian and political agendas.
“In an age of information and new media, which also offers people a wide degree of anonymity, we should be careful about the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially when such misinformation and disinformation destroy the hard-earned reputation of people,” he advised.
The president further urged Muslims to uphold and practice Quran chapter 49 verse 6, which states “Oh you who believe, when an evil person comes to you with news, verify it, lest you have people in ignorance and afterwards, becomes regretful of what you have done.”
