According to the Director of Programmes of the NCCE, Dr Imurana Mohammed, there is a billow in misinformation, bamboozlement and abhorrence accent on amusing media
Speaking at the barrage on Acclamation 2024 accord attack in Accra at the weekend, he said, this was so because of the ability of amusing media and how accessible it could be acclimated to advance information
The campaign, spearheaded by Time To Think Foundation (TTTF), a Ghanaian-based non-profit organisation, and the NCCE was on the theme; 'Unity in Diversity: Architecture a Peaceful Autonomous Future.' Dr Mohammed acclaimed that, the attack approved to promote tolerance, borough apprenticeship and abandon acknowledgment strategies amid the accessible in the advance up to the acclamation through capacity building, advocacy, awareness conception and collaborative aboriginal admonishing mechanisms
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of the TTTF, Mr Richard Kofi Akosah, highlighted that Ghanaians bare to bouncer adjoin abundance admitting acknowledged conduct of eight accepted acclamation back it alternate to multi- affair democracy in 1992
"There are the realities of added polarisation and tensions amid political parties, all-around adolescence disillusionment, and the advance of misinformation as we appointment them on amusing media, amid others
Mr Akosah declared that, the attack would focus on aborigine rights, responsibilities, importance of peaceful and responsible political participation, decidedly amid the adolescence and women
Additionally, he said the attack would additionally blow on marginalised groups, participation in the balloter process, including voting and post-election monitoring
The Chairman of the National Accord Council (NPC), Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, in a accent apprehend on his account by the Accessible Relations Office of (NPC), Mr Kafui Nutsu, said the country was currently aggressive with over 400 conflicts accoutrement politics, religion, acreage and chieftaincy
He bidding the achievement that the attack would advance intercultural compassionate and dialogue, advance across-the-board citizenship and borough engagement, empower marginalised communities, and animate peaceful battle resolution in the country
"One of the best cogent impacts of misinformation on us, as Ghanaians is the abrasion of assurance in the autonomous system. When the accessible are bombarded with apocryphal information, it becomes more difficult for them to accomplish abreast decisions. This undermines the actual foundation of capitalism and leaves them activity disillusioned and manipulated," he said
BY CECILIA LAGBA YADA