"Better Late Than Never": Ablakwa Welcomes Defamation Suits Filed Against Him By The Blays
- The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has welcomed the defamation suits filed against him by Freddie Blay and Kwame Blay
- He said the suits which have not yet been served him are an exciting development in the SSNIT Hotels saga
- The MP said he is ready to defend his claims in court when he is finally served
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has welcomed defamation lawsuits filed against him by the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Freddie Blay and his son, Kwame Blay.
This follows several threats from the Blay family to Okudzeto Ablakwa, demanding he retracts and apologises for claiming that the family is involved in a grand scheme of state capture.
Source: UGC
In his attempt to stop the sale of the Labadi Beach Hotel and three other SSNIT hotels to Rock City Hotel owned by Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong, Ablakwa had uncovered the Blay brothers' activities in acquiring the beachfront of Labadi Beach Hotel.
He described the acquisition of the beachfront property as illegal and an act of state capture, stating that the Blay brothers had used their father’s influence to remain immune to consequences.
The Blay family had not taken kindly to the comments and had given the North Tongu MP an ultimatum to withdraw his statements and apologise.
Freddie Blay had also threatened to sue Media General and TV3 presenter Johnnie Hughes for allowing Okudzeto Ablakwa to use their platform to propagate defamatory views about his family.
After Freddie Blay and Kwame Blay filed defamatory suits against Okudzeto Ablakwa, Media General and Johnnie Hughes, the North Tongu MP has reacted.
North Tongu MP welcomes defamation suits
The North Tongu MP welcomed the suits in a social media post on Monday, July 1, 2024.
He said they were “better late than never.”
He noted that while he has still not been served by the court, he looks forward to making his case.
He noted that justice was not the preserve of the complainant, and thus, he was not intimidated by the suit.
“The battle to reclaim Labadi Beach Hotel’s beachfront just got exciting. No matter the intimidation theatrics, State Capture shall surely be defeated! For God and Country. Ghana First,” he stated.
Ablakwa proposes a Kenya-style protest to save SSNIT hotels from sale
YEN.com.gh reported that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, has called for a massive demonstration against the sale of the SSNIT Hotels.
He said the demonstration should be akin to the recent protests in Kenya, which forced President Ruto to rescind the finance bill.
He said President Akufo-Addo's failure to stop selling the hotels despite widespread criticism is the cause of the demonstration.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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