{"id":9839,"date":"2018-07-12T21:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T21:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9839"},"modified":"2018-07-12T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T21:10:35","slug":"apologize-for-insulting-togbe-afede-asogli-to-freddie-blay-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9839","title":{"rendered":"Apologize for insulting Togbe Afede \u2013 Asogli to Freddie Blay, NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Asogli State Council is demanding an immediate apology from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its National Chairman, Freddie Blay, for \u201cinsulting and disrespecting\u201d Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV.<\/p>\n<p>Their request comes on the back of a story published by a news portal; Mynews, claiming that Freddie Blay had described Togbe Afede as an ignorant person who talks like a palm-wine tapper, following his comments on the acquisition of 275 mini buses for 275 constituencies by the NPP\u2019s newly elected Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>The story, titled \u2018Stop the ignorance and \u201cpalm-wine business talk\u201d \u2013 Blay replies Togbe Afede, said Mr. Blay questioned if Togbe Afede, a Chief and a businessman, made his money as a palmwine tapper.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by Secretary of the Asogli State Council, Stephen Tetteh, said the Council takes \u201cstrong exceptions to the statements, names and comments in this reply as they are insulting and disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They threatened to take the next line of action if the party and Mr. Blay fails to apologize for the offensive comments.<\/p>\n<p>These alleged comments from Mr. Blay came to the fore after Togbe Afede\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/07\/09\/togbe-afede-slams-freddie-blay-over-275-buses-controversy\/\"><strong>waded into the controversy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>surrounding the acquisition of the 275 buses.<\/p>\n<p>Togbe Afede, a businessman who is also the President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, said the move by Freddie Blay deepens the corruption perception. He thus urged chiefs to help address the worsening perception and incidence of corruption in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me say that the frequency of corruption at elections is worrying; because that sequence itself suggests the lack of trust and lack of transparency\u2026. And I think that we all have to work hard to minimize the frequency of perceptions of corruption and corruption. Nananom [Chiefs] should lead the fight and should talk for transparency. Sometime ago, it was one party building a multi-million dollar headquarters, we all sat down and did not complain. And recently, an aspiring chairman of a party buying several 275 vehicles. These are matters that should attract Nananom\u2019s attention. And I\u2019m very happy that at least the latest one has attracted the attention of the special prosecutor. Unfortunately, the canker has spread so deeply\u201d the Cheif said about the 275 buses controversy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418611\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418611\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/freddie-blay-2-765x510.jpg 765w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freddie Blay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s foolish to question timing for my 275 buses \u2013 Freddie Blay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has described as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/07\/10\/its-foolish-to-question-timing-for-my-275-buses-freddie-blay\/\">\u201cfoolish\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>the questions about the timing of his purchase of 275 buses for New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituencies across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a Joy News interview, Freddie Blay said arrangements for the purchase of the minibuses were several months ahead of the NPP\u2019s delegates conference and was before he sought reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy now? If yesterday I didn\u2019t do business and today I do business, [they\u2019ll] ask why now. It is a very foolish question for people to ask. If some people have done it yesterday and today I am in the position to do it. That arrangement was not started two weeks to election, not one month to election\u2026 It\u2019s about 11 months [ago]. I had not even decided to contest,\u201d he said.<del><\/del><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-420957 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/document-791x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/document-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/document-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/document-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/document.jpg 834w\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Citinewsroom.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asogli State Council is demanding an immediate apology from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its National Chairman, Freddie Blay, for \u201cinsulting and disrespecting\u201d Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV. 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