North Tongu lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that he is ready to meet former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, in court.
Freddie Blay had threatened to sue Ablakwa over allegations that his family had acquired a beachfront property belonging to the Labadi Beach Hotel.
The Polo Beach Club, owned by Freddie Blay’s son, Kwaw Blay, had been operational in partnership with the Labadi Beach Hotel since 2019. However, the two entities parted ways in 2021 due to a disagreement.
Freddie Blay says the MP has tarnished his family’s name, prompting a lawsuit to be filed later this week.
“He will hear from me within this week when I take him to court to prove his claims against me and my family,” Blay noted.
According to Freddie Blay, the Polo Beach Club secured their beachfront from the La Traditional Council, which leased the land to them for about 20 to 25 years.
He clarified, “This stretch of land used here does not belong to the government and it does not belong to the Labadi Beach Hotel.”
Blay made these remarks to journalists after giving them a tour of the facility, which sits just beside the Labadi Beach Hotel facing the sea.
He said the hotel decided to claim a higher percentage of the profits made by the Polo Beach Club when both parties worked together.
Due to disagreements, the Polo Beach Club consulted the La Traditional Council, who granted them their current land area, contrary to the claims by the North Tongu MP.
“It is Okudzeto Ablakwa who is making it look as if Kwaw Blay had cheated the hotel and his partners, but that is not the case. If anything, the court will decide. If you like, ask the Labadi Beach Hotel or the La Traditional Council about the arrangement they made on the matter,” Blay stated.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in his campaign against what he calls state capture by politically exposed individuals, claimed that the beachfront of the Labadi Beach Hotel had been taken over by Freddie Blay’s relatives.
However, the former NPP chair said his son acquired the property through due process and not because of political connections.
