NDC calls on Police CID to investigate fake publications attributed to the party, bring culprits to book
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to probe the circulation of fake publications allegedly orchestrated by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In a press release issued on Thursday, November 28, the NDC expressed concern over what it described as a "deliberate disinformation campaign" by the ruling party, designed to mislead security personnel into voting for the NPP in the upcoming December 7 elections.
The NDC highlighted a specific example of disinformation relating to a widely circulated memo falsely attributed to its General Secretary. The fake document claims the NDC plans to cancel enlistments and dismiss new recruits from state security agencies if it wins the 2024 general election.
The party dismissed the claims as baseless, urging the public to treat them with the contempt they deserve.
The NDC has urged the Police CID to act swiftly in identifying and prosecuting those responsible for spreading the false narratives.
“The sources and purveyors of these fake stories are known to all of us, including the Ghana Police Service. We urge the Police to act swiftly and ensure a timely investigation of these fake publications and bring the culprits to book,” the release emphasised.
Read the full press release of the NDC below.
PRESS STATEMENT
For Immediate Release; 28th November, 2024
NDC CALLS ON SECURITY SERVICES TO DISREGARD FAKE PUBLICATIONS EMANATING FROM THE STABLES OF THE NPP.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken notice of a deliberate disinformation campaign being waged by the failed and desperate New Patriotic Party, calculated to hoodwink personnel of state security services into voting for them in the December 7 polls.
In the past couple of days, the internet space has been inundated with several fake stories put out by the NPP to the effect that, the NDC will sack new recruits and other personnel of our revered state security agencies when elected.
One of such fabricated stories, is a widely circulated memo attributed to the General Secretary of the NDC, in which it is falsely claimed that the NDC will cancel enlistments and appointments into all state security services and dismiss all new recruits when the party assumes the reins of government in 2025.
Another one of such concocted publications, is a flier with the logo of a fake news account of the
NPP, “NEWSGH360”, which bears the image of H.E. John Dramani Mahama and the inscription,
“NDC PLANS TO CONDUCT A FORENSIC AUDIT AND REVIEW OF ALL
APPOINTMENTS MADE TO STATE SECURITY SERVICES SINCE 2017”.
For the avoidance of doubt, the said publications are totally fake and should be treated with utmost contempt. Neither the General Secretary nor the flag-bearer of the NDC has made or issued the said false statements attributed to them.
The NDC has also noticed the recirculation of a video culled from a press conference addressed by the National Communications Officer of the party in the year 2020 on brutalities meted out to NDC supporters by some NPP hoodlums during the 2020 voter registration exercise in the Banda constituency. The said video is being recirculated by the spin doctors of the New Patriotic Party at this time to support their malicious agenda to pitch our patriotic and hard-working security services against the NDC.
For the avoidance of doubt, the statements contained in the said 2020 video, were not in any way directed at our noble men and women in uniform. Rather, they were directed at those NPP hoodlums who were clothed in military uniforms and were captured on tape beating innocent civilians including NDC supporters during the 2020 voter registration exercise in Banda.
For the records, the NDC acknowledges and honors all the noble, professional and patriotic personnel in our security agencies who work tirelessly to protect our dear nation. We have no intentions whatsoever to victimise any personnel of our revered security services. We therefore urge our security services and the general public to disregard these concocted publications from the NPP.
The NDC has on several occasions cautioned the media and the Ghanaian public to be on the look out for the NPP’s campaign of disinformation. Seeing defeat staring them in the face, with few days to the crucial 2024 general elections, the desperate NPP has resorted to the spreading of fake news to mislead unsuspecting members of the public.
The NDC calls on the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to ensure a timely investigation of these fake publications and bring the culprits to book. The sources and purveyors of these fake stories are known to all of us, including the Ghana Police Service. We urge the Police to act swiftly.
Signed
Sammy Gyamfi ESQ
National Communications Officer