The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has refuted publications by the Ghanaian times attributing a statement that borders on national security and Election to the NCCE.
“The attention of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has been drawn to a news publication in today’s edition of the Ghanaian Times Newspaper, attributing a statement that borders on national security and the 2024 General Election to the NCCE”.
The commission has stated that, neither the Chairperson Kathleen Addy nor any member of the commission made that statement.
“The Commission dissociates itself from the publication and wishes to state that neither the Chairperson of NCCE, Ms. Kathleen Addy nor any of her staff across the country made that statement”.
The commission described the statement as untrue and urged the public to disregard it.
“The statement is untrue. The general public has been misinformed and the Commission does not associate with claims by the newspaper. The reporter and the media house’s attention have been drawn to the anomaly and the Commission has demanded a rejoinder from the Ghanaian Times Newspaper to correct the purported statement”.
The Commission urges the public, the media, security agencies and all state actors to treat the publication as misinformation.
“The Commission over the years has sensitised the public and its stakeholders on misinformation and this is a clear example of what the NCCE has been engaging the general public on”, the statement added.
“It behoves all to be guided and to fact-check information before sharing or publishing”.
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By: Paulina Arthur
