{"id":9677,"date":"2018-07-08T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T08:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9677"},"modified":"2018-07-08T08:02:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T08:02:19","slug":"nppconference-ntim-loses-again-freddie-blay-elected-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9677","title":{"rendered":"#NPPConference: Ntim loses again, Freddie Blay elected Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acting National Chairman of the New governing Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has emerged the winner in the keenly contested national chairmanship race of the party.<\/p>\n

Freddie Blay polled\u00a03,021 votes as against his closest contenders; Stephen Ntim and Dr. Richard Amoako Baah who had 2,515 and 18 votes respectively.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth attempt for Mr. Stephen Ntim in his quest to lead the party.<\/p>\n

275 buses saga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahead of the conference, Freddie Blay was widely criticized for personally procuring some 275 buses for all NPP constituency offices across the country.<\/p>\n

The issue had generated controversy with the opposition political parties and civil society organizations, including his closest contender, Stephen Ntim describing it as vote-buying.<\/p>\n

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According to reports, Mr. Blay as a guarantor, paid 3 million dollars which constitutes 30% of the total cost of 11.4 million dollars\u00a0and has taken delivery of the first 100 mini buses.<\/p>\n

Freddie Blay\u2019s spokesperson, Richard Nyamah, subsequently explained that Freddie Blay contracted a loan facility from the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) to procure the 275 buses\u00a0and that the constituencies will pay for the bus over a two-year period.<\/p>\n

Amid the allegations of vote buying, Richard Nyamah has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was behind the acting Chairman\u2019s decision to purchase a bus for each of the party\u2019s 275 constituencies.<\/p>\n

Mr. Nyamah said discussions were held with the NPP and that the party \u201cagreed and okayed the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Prosecutor to investigate Freddie Blay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Special Prosecutor,\u00a0Martin Amidu<\/strong><\/a>, is investigating Freddie Blay on how he funded the purchase of 275 buses for all 275 constituencies of the party.<\/p>\n

A source at the Office of the Special Prosecutor told\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0that Mr. Amidu will\u00a0go ahead with the investigations<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0whether or not Mr. Blay wins this Saturday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

The source said Mr. Martin Amidu is of the view that, Mr. Blay is a public officer as a Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), and also as a national officer of the governing party with influence, he falls under the Criminal offenses Act (1960) Act 29, and must therefore be questioned on his source of funding.<\/p>\n

How was Freddie Blay appointed acting Chairman?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freddie Blay was appointed as acting National Chairman of the party after Paul Afoko was suspended in 2016.<\/p>\n

Paul Afoko was suspended indefinitely alongside the then National Vice Chairman of the party, Sammy Crabbe and General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong for \u201cmisconduct\u201d which included a disregard for party structures.<\/p>\n

Mr. Afoko and Mr. Crabbe subsequently challenged the\u00a0suspension, but both the cases were thrown out by the court.<\/p>\n

About Freddie Blay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freddie Blay has been serving as the acting National Chairman of the NPP since 2016 when Paul Afoko was removed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blay, a lawyer, and businessman served as a Member of Parliament under the Kufuor government on the ticket of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP).<\/p>\n

After losing his seat in 2012, he resigned from the CPP to join the NPP after being criticized by some CPP stalwarts for not campaigning for their 2008 Flagbearer, Paa Kwesi Nduom.<\/p>\n

He chose to instead endorse the then NPP presidential candidate, Nana Akufo Addo.<\/p>\n

About 6,000 delegates of the party gathered at the campus of the Koforidua Technical University for the election that election Mr. Blay and other new executives.<\/p>\n

Nearly every key member of the party who matters, including the President, his Vice, former President John Agyekum Kufuor, ministers of state and members of parliament attended the conference.<\/p>\n

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Source: Citinewsroom.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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