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“When an evil person comes to you with news, verify it” – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians
President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to stay vigilant against the spread of fake news in the lead-up to the December elections.
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Highlighting the dangers of fake news in inciting unrest during elections, the president emphasized the need to reject such misinformation to maintain national unity and peace.
Speaking at this year’s Eid celebrations at the Black Star Square in Accra, President Akufo-Addo emphasized the importance of avoiding the endorsement or propagation of fake news, warning against its dissemination.
“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.”
The president also encouraged Muslims to uphold and practice Quran 49:6.
It 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.”
The President’s advice is well on point. Ghanaians have been stupid in the past by not verifying the propaganda and naked lies he and his party told us during the 2016 elections.
We are paying g a heavy price for our stupidity by voting for him in 2016 and 2020.
This President has done great things for Ghana. NDC shall never appreciate how the Nation has moved on despite seemingly hardships which has been global. Who says he will fight corruption if Ghanaians mistakenly vote for him? Wow black pot calling a kettle black. Asemoo
This President has done great things for Ghana. NDC shall never appreciate how the Nation has moved on despite seemingly hardships which has been global.
Who says he will fight corruption if Ghanaians mistakenly vote for him? Wow black pot calling a kettle black. Asemoo
