Freddie Blay

Who is Freddie Blay?

Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay, popularly called Freddie Blay, is a lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament in Ghana and served as the First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament of Ghana. He lost his seat in the December 7th 2008 general elections to Armah Kofi Buah of the NDC. He was member of the Convention People's Party, but resigned to join the New Patriotic Party after being criticized by some CPP stalwarts for not campaigning for the CPP flagbearer Paa Kwesi Nduom but rather endorsed the NPP’s Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo.

He is currently the Senior Partner at Blay and Associates.

He is also the board chairman and majority shareholder of Western Publications Limited, publishers of Daily Guide, Ghana's premier newspaper, the flagship of the Group, Business Guide, News-One and Young Blazers.

Analysts had said Mr. Blay’s seeming betrayal of the CPP contributed to his loss because CPP members as well as NPP members who voted for him were fed up.

But Mr. Blay has refuted these suggestions, insisting that the election was rigged by the NDC in the constituency.