President Akufo-Addo has reappointed Mr Freddie Blay, National Chairman of the ruling party (NPP) as Board Chairman of Ghana’s national oil company GNPC.
Freddie Blay served in the same role during the first term administration of President Akufo-Addo, between 2017 and 2021.
Frederick Armah Blay, popularly called Freddie Blay, is a Ghanaian lawyer and a politician.
He was a Member of Parliament for the Ellembele constituency in the Western Region for years, and served as the First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament of Ghana.
He lost his seat in the general elections held on 7 December 2008 to Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah of the NDC.
He was a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), but resigned to join the New Patriotic Party after being criticized by some CPP stalwarts for not campaigning for the CPP flagbearer, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, instead endorsing the NPP’s presidential candidate then, Nana Akufo-Addo.
Between 2017 and January 2021, he served as the board chair of GNPC even though issues were raised over a party chairman chairing the national oil company.