Freddie Blay

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 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.[1] Freddie Blay attended Adisadel College

Hon. Freddie Blay
Member of Parliament for Ellembelle
In office 1997–2008
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
Personal details
Born	1951 Nzema
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Children	3
Alma mater	Adisadel College University of Ghana
Profession	Barrister

After joining the NPP, he stood for and got elected to the post of Vice Chairman of the party in April 2014.[2] After the party expelled its Chairman Paul Afoko, it appointed Blay as its acting Chairman.[3] He stood for and was elected as substantive Chairman of the party at an NPP party national conference in Koforidua that took place from 7 to 8 July 2018.[4] 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 for a purported cost of 11 million dollars. The opposition asked for an investigation. 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.[5]

He was also appointed to the position of Board Chairman for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation GNPC.[6]

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.