The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has relaunched its “Setting the Records Straight” initiative to counter what it describes as a renewed campaign of misinformation by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Announcing the relaunch at a press encounter in Accra, Deputy National Communications Officer Akoo Gun said the party had a political responsibility to “defend truth, protect our democratic gains, and ensure that propaganda does not distort the will of the Ghanaian people.”
Gun accused the NPP of reactivating “its well-known machinery of misinformation, half-baked truths, and calculated propaganda,” calling it a deliberate strategy to manipulate public perception and rewrite recent history.
“This is not new. It is a deliberate political strategy — one that seeks to exploit silence, manipulate public perception, and rewrite recent history in their favour after what can only be described as a catastrophic record in government,” he said.
He cited the period after the first NDC administration under Jerry John Rawlings, arguing that the incoming Kufuor government had distorted NDC’s achievements through sustained propaganda until the party’s then Propaganda Secretary intervened.
Gun said the relaunch was meant to serve as both a notice and a warning.
“The NDC is not afraid of criticism. In fact, we welcome constructive scrutiny,” he stated. “But we will not tolerate deliberate falsehoods, character assassination, and coordinated propaganda.”
He added that “every lie will be confronted with facts. Every distortion will be corrected with evidence,” and stressed that the party was committed to ensuring voters were “informed, not misled.”
Gun framed the campaign as beyond routine political messaging, saying it was about protecting the integrity of Ghana’s democracy.
“This is not about politics as usual. This is about protecting the integrity of our democracy,” he said. “We have demonstrated, through policy and performance, our commitment to national development.
And we will match that with an equal commitment to truth.”
The relaunch comes as political parties ramp up public engagement and messaging ahead of the 2028 election cycle.
