Freddie Blay issues ultimatum to Ablakwa, Johnnie Hughes to retract state-capture allegations
Fmr National Chairman (NPP) Freddie Blay
Former National Chairman of the NPP and present GNPC Board Chair, Freddie Blay has issued a one-week ultimatum to the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, journalist Johnnie Hughes, and the administration of TV3 to retract allegations accusing his household of unlawful acquisition of property on the Labadi Beach Front.
This comes following allegations made by Ablakwa suggesting {that a} state seize was underway, involving prime NPP officers.
He implicated Blay and his sons for allegedly taking up the beachfront historically owned by the Labadi Beach Hotel.
Blay, nevertheless, refutes these claims, stating that his kids legally acquired components of the beachfront from the La Council and that the world in query shouldn’t be beneath the Labadi Beach Hotel’s administration.
In a dialog with the media on June 15, Freddie Blay clarified that his sons had tried to collaborate with the lodge’s administration, however the talks fell off due to monetary disagreements.
He asserted that his household’s enterprise dealings are professional and criticizes the accusations as damaging propaganda.
“If the lodge considers that anyone has taken its lands, the courts are there; they need to go to court docket. I’ve seen correspondence that attempted to negotiate for them to work collectively, nevertheless it by no means labored – so no one has taken anyone’s land. Definitely not my kids; they aren’t concerned in any state seize.
“The impression that is being made by Okudzeto Ablakwa and sadly by some pressmen like Johnnie Hughes and TV3, making it appear to Ghanaians that doing professional enterprise with out stepping on anyone’s sneakers is an illegality, is unlucky,” he mentioned.
Freddie Blay additionally warned that if no apology is forthcoming, he’ll pursue authorized motion, emphasizing that the land operated by his sons shouldn’t be a part of the Labadi Beach Hotel and denouncing the portrayal of his household as participating in unlawful actions.
“I really feel very defamed; the place my sons are working shouldn’t be a part of the Labadi Beach Hotel. It is their property, and it is unlucky that Ablakwa and Johnnie are making it seem like I’ve stolen the lands, making individuals name me a thief.
“I give Okudzeto Ablakwa and the TV3 management, including Johnnie Hughes, one week to render an apology to me and my family, or I go to court,” he mentioned.
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