Afenyo-Markin warns NPP of NDC disinformation drive; NDC's Asamoah dismisses claim

Pinned summary · as of 16:54

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has told New Patriotic Party (NPP) members and communicators to brace for what he expects to be an aggressive misinformation campaign by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) before the 2028 general election. The NDC's Deputy General Secretary, Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, responded that her party has no such plan and that the Minority Leader's remarks should be ignored.

What we know

• Mr Afenyo-Markin, who leads the Minority in Parliament and represents Effutu, called on the NPP and the wider public to prepare for a heavy flow of false and misleading information from the NDC government as the 2028 polls draw closer.
• He accused the government of planning to use propaganda and staged distractions to pull attention away from areas where he says it has failed to perform. That is his allegation, and no evidence for it was given in the reports.
• Mr Afenyo-Markin further argued that the NDC used comparable methods before it took office, and that a number of its past allegations were later rebutted or disproved. He asked people to examine the party's allegations carefully.

What's disputed / unconfirmed

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  The Publisher Online reported that Mr Afenyo-Markin, in a Facebook post, told NPP communicators to stay disciplined, to verify claims, to answer falsehoods quickly and to promote the vision of presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. He also said the party must not be defined only by its reaction to the NDC, and closed with the slogan “Expose the lies. Focus on the issues. Promote the vision. Win 2028.” These details come from one report.
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  Ms Asamoah, speaking on Rainbow Radio's Frontline programme with host Kwabena Agyapong, called Mr Afenyo-Markin a noise maker who uses unfounded claims to keep the NPP in the news. She said the NDC has no intention of using dishonest means to hold on to power and that it is concentrating on its mandate, which President John Dramani Mahama is committed to delivering.
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  Ms Asamoah also expressed doubt that the NPP has got over losing the 2024 general elections, and suggested the Minority Leader may have used such strategies himself and assumes the NDC will do likewise. These are her opinions as reported by Rainbow Radio Online alone.

Why it matters for Ghana

Both parties are already positioning themselves for the 2028 election, and the exchange shows how each will try to shape what voters believe about the government's record. Ghanaians who follow politics on Facebook, radio and WhatsApp are likely to meet competing claims, so the ability to tell verified information from partisan assertion matters. Neither side in this exchange has produced evidence in the reports to settle who is right.