Freddie Blay, has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Dr. K.K. Sarpong was also appointed Managing Director of the GNPC, while Mr. Kwabena Kwakye , Prof. J. S Nabilla, Mr. Yaw Kyei, Nana Adjoa Hackman and Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, were appointed members to serve on the GNPC Board.
A letter signed by the Chief Of Staff, Madam Akosua Osei Opare, and addressed to the Minister of Energy, which made the announcement, also asked the Minister of Energy , Boakye Agyarko, to make the necessary steps to swear in the board members.
About Freddie Blay
Frederick Armah Blay, popularly called Freddie Blay, is a Ghanaian lawyer and a politician.
He was a Member of Parliament for Ellembele 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 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 Paa Kwesi Nduom, instead endorsing the NPP’s presidential candidate then, Nana Akufo-Addo.