Freddy Blay, Kwame Blay drag Okudzeto Ablakwa, Media General, Johnnie Hughes to court for defamation

Kwame Blay and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

In two separate lawsuits, former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Freddie Blay, and his son, Kwame Blay, have sued Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, for defamatory publications made towards them, falsely implicating them within the supposed theft of State property.

While Kwame Blay’s go well with is solely towards Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Freddie Blay’s go well with consists of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Media General, and Johnnie Hughes.

First go well with

Kwame Blay, in his go well with towards Okudzeto Ablakwa, emphasizes that he’s a definite particular person from his brother, Kwaw, and, by extension, from his enterprise dealings.

He categorically states that he has by no means been concerned in any capability with the actions of Polo Beach Club or any entity affiliated with Polo Beach Club, nor does he have any curiosity or stake in them.

Furthermore, he asserts that he has by no means handled Loic Devos Jnr, the person at the moment concerned in a authorized dispute with considered one of his brother’s companies, Press Xpress.

He concludes that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s declare that he had stolen state land and was concerned in a scheme to defraud Loic is completely false and has considerably affected his enterprise and repute.

Kwame Blay additionally questions why a lawmaker, who ought to presumably be extra knowledgeable, would try to publicly adjudicate a case involving two non-public people that’s at the moment underneath court proceedings, in a fashion that seeks to trigger public disaffection for one of many events and prematurely discover his brother culpable earlier than the court has rendered its choice.

Second lawsuit

In the second lawsuit, Freddie Blay contends that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s actions and statements had been motivated by malice, given the proximity to elections, and signify a deliberate try to tarnish his well-earned repute, as the data revealed about his sons and his household is totally false.

Freddie Blay additionally alleges that Media General and Johnnie Hughes have disseminated falsehoods meant to harm his hard-won repute.

He signifies that Johnnie Hughes, seizing upon the statements made by Okudzeto, used his program, Johnnie’s Bite, to malign him to such an extent that one may assume Johnnie Hughes was referencing factual data. This irresponsible act by Johnnie Hughes has, in itself, additional tarnished his repute.