Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Ms. Kathleen Addy, has called on Ghanaians to be particularly cautious about the information they consume and share as the nation approaches the December elections.

She emphasized the need to address misinformation and disinformation to preserve the nation's peace and democratic integrity before, during, and after the elections.

Ms. Addy made these comments during a media interview on the sidelines of an event with Senior High Schools’ Civic Education Clubs, called "Civic Fest," which took place in Accra over the weekend.

The event, organized by the NCCE with support from the European Union (EU), aimed to raise awareness among the youth about their civic duties and responsibilities while preparing them for a peaceful election.

This event was part of the Women and Youth in Democracy initiative, a collaboration between the EU and the NCCE, and was held under the theme: “Together We Can Build Ghana, So Get Involved.”

Ms. Addy emphasized that controlling the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially leading up to the elections, is essential for maintaining the peace Ghana has enjoyed for the past thirty years.

She stated that achieving this goal would necessitate dedication, self-discipline, and deliberate efforts from all citizens to avoid sharing information that could incite chaos.

“The thing with misinformation, and fake news and all of those things is that it starts and stops with us,” she noted.

“When something falls in your inbox or you see something on your timeline that you know is probably false, that you can see is deliberately put there to cause chaos, to cause people to be angry, to incite others to violence and misbehavior, when you see those things, let it end with you, don’t you also go ahead and forward it.

“If all of us commit to that action alone, the misinformation and fake news problem will go down significantly,” Ms Addy stressed.