Freddie Blay

Hon.
Freddie Blay
Member of Parliament
for Ellembelle
In office
1997–2008
Succeeded by Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
Personal details
Born 1942
Nzema
Nationality Ghana Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party
Children 3
Alma mater University of Ghana
Profession Barrister

Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay, popularly called Freddie Blay, is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament in Ghana and served as the First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament of Ghana. He lost his seat in the general elections held on 7 December 2008 to Armah Kofi Buah of the NDC. He was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP), but resigned to join the New Patriotic Party[1] after being criticized by some CPP stalwarts for not campaigning for the CPP flagbearer Paa Kwesi Nduom, instead endorsing NPP presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo.[2]

After joining the NPP he stood for and got elected to the post of Vice Chairman of the Party in April 2014[3]. After the party expelled its Chairman Paul Afoko, it appointed Blay as its acting Chairman.[4] He stood for and was elected as substantive Chairman of the party at an NPP party Conference in Koforidua on that took place from 7th to 8th July 2018.[5]. In the prelude to the Chairmanship race, a lot of Controversy was generated when Blay promised to and eventually bought 275 buses for the 275 constituencies of the party a purported cost of 11 million dollars. The opposition asked for an investigations. Blay's opponent in the election called it vote buying. Blay stated that the buses were bought with a loan facility from the Universal Merchant Bank to be run by State Transport Company on the behalf of the NPP's constituences[6].

He was also appointed to the position of Board Chairman for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNPC.[7].

He is currently the Senior Partner at Blay and Associates. He is also the board chairman and majority shareholder of Western Publications Limited, publishers of the Daily Guide newspaper, the flagship of the Group, Business Guide, News-One and Young Blazers.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.315167
  2. ↑ "Nana Addo appoints Freddie Blay". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2014/April-13th/provisional-afoko-wallops-obetsebi-lamptey-to-claim-npp-chair.php
  4. ↑ https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2015/October-23rd/afoko-suspended-unanimously-by-nec.php
  5. ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/freddie-blay-beats-stephen-ntim-to-win-npp-chairmanship-race.html
  6. ↑ https://starrfmonline.com/2018/05/17/exclusive-blay-blowing-over-11m-for-275-npp-buses/
  7. ↑ http://citifmonline.com/2017/05/11/freddie-blay-named-gnpc-board-chairman/
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
?		 Member of Parliament for Ellembelle
1997 – 2008		 Succeeded by
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
Political offices
Preceded by
?		 Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament
1997 – 2001		 Succeeded by
Kenneth Dzirasah
Preceded by
Kenneth Dzirasah		 First Deputy Speaker of Parliament
2001 – 2008		 Succeeded by
Edward Doe Adjaho
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