FREDDIE BLAY

I Have No Intention Selling GNPC Oil Stake To Petrosa – Freddie Blay Threatens To Sue CSOs
26 May

I Have No Intention Selling GNPC Oil Stake To Petrosa – Freddie Blay Threatens To Sue CSOs

Wontumi2News,
The allegations surrounding the supposed "surreptitious," "clandestine," and "scandalous" sale of the "so-called" Ghana National Petroleum (GNPC) shares are "unequivocally false", Board Chair Freddie Blay has said in an official statement. According to him, "there is no intention by GNPC or me, as its Chairman, to divest 7% shareholding in JOHL nor has there been any claim by PetroSA to acquire shareholding interests in JOHL". He said "such claims can only stem from an uninformed and malevolent mind". A few days ago, some 29 civil society organisations in the extractive industry said Mr Blay and the state oil company’s acting…
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GNPC-PetroSA Deal: 29 CSOs Call For Immediate Dismissal Of GNPC Board Chair, CEO
24 May

GNPC-PetroSA Deal: 29 CSOs Call For Immediate Dismissal Of GNPC Board Chair, CEO

Wontumi2Business, ,
A group of 29 CSOs on Extractive Governance are calling for the immediate dismissal of the GNPC Board Chairman, Freddie Blay and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Opoku Ahweneeh Danquah. The calls come on the back of recent reports and documents indicating GNPC’s intention to sell 50% stake in Jubilee Holdings Limited (JOHL) in a deal with a South African oil company, PetroSA despite significant revenue potential this interest holds for the state. Coordinator for the Economic Governance Platform, Abdul Karim Mohammed speaking at a press briefing on May 23, 2023 noted that the persistent involvement of such persons associated with…
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Freddy Blay Gave Me His Blessing To Be National Chairman – Wontumi
17 Mar

Freddy Blay Gave Me His Blessing To Be National Chairman – Wontumi

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
Freddy Blay Gave Me His Blessing To Be National Chairman - Wontumi The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi, has revealed that the National Chairman of the party, Freddy Blay, gave him the approval to contest for the latter’s position. However, he [Chairman Wontumi] has an unfulfilled purpose he has to complete as a regional chairman. According to him, he wishes to remain the Ashanti Regional Chairman for more than two terms in order to break the eight-year rule of Government. He explained to Happy FM’s Don Prah: “I believe that when it comes to…
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