The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has re-launched its fury “Setting the Records Straight” platform, describing it as a renewed political communication strategy aimed at countering what it says is a coordinated misinformation campaign by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Addressing a press conference on behalf of the party, Deputy Communications Officer Godwin Ako Gunn said the initiative was not merely a routine media engagement but a “political responsibility to defend truth, protect democratic gains, and prevent propaganda from distorting the will of the Ghanaian people.”

According to the NDC, the NPP has revived what it described as a “machinery of misinformation, half-baked truths, and calculated propaganda” following what the party called the governing party’s “catastrophic record in government.”

Mr. Gunn said the opposition’s strategy was intended to manipulate public perception and rewrite recent political and economic history, particularly regarding the economy and the financial performance of the Bank of Ghana (BoG).

The NDC traced the origins of the “Setting the Records Straight” platform to the early 2000s, when it claimed the then-incoming NPP administration under former President John Agyekum Kufuor sought to distort the achievements of the outgoing administration of former President Jerry John Rawlings through sustained propaganda.

The party argued that a similar political environment exists today, necessitating what it called a renewed corrective communication effort.

As part of its defense, the NDC highlighted what it described as major achievements under previous administrations, including the construction of more than 200 Community Day Senior High Schools, popularly known as E-blocks, as well as infrastructure projects such as Terminal 3 of the Accra International Airport and the expansion of the Kumasi Airport.

The party maintained that these projects were overshadowed during the 2016 election campaign by what it termed “fabricated stories” and politically motivated narratives surrounding issues such as “dumsor,” the “Amina Mohammed Yutong bus saga,” and “Nkomfem flights.”

Mr. Gunn said the same propaganda tactics were now being deployed against the NDC government’s current economic policies and state institutions.

A major focus of the press conference was the ongoing debate surrounding the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 financial results.

The NDC rejected claims by the NPP that the central bank had incurred a GHS44 billion loss, describing the figure as “unsubstantiated and pure propaganda.”

Instead, the party argued that the reported GHS15.6 billion loss represented a strategic intervention undertaken by the central bank to stabilize the economy.

According to the NDC, the policy measures undertaken by the BoG had contributed to improved macroeconomic indicators, including a reduction in inflation, a stronger cedi, easing cost-of-living pressures, and improvements in debt sustainability.

The party insisted that attempts to portray the central bank’s interventions as reckless losses were part of a broader effort to undermine public confidence in state institutions.

The party also used the occasion to rally government appointees and party executives to remain disciplined and united as the administration pursues its communication strategy.

Mr. Gunn urged regional, constituency, and branch executives to ensure that ongoing party reorganization efforts strengthen rather than divide the party.

He announced that “Setting the Records Straight” would now become a continuous and institutionalized communication platform for the NDC.

“We will speak. We will correct. We will defend the truth — every single day,” he declared.