MINORITY IN PARLIAMENT DEMANDS IMMEDIATE FORENSIC AUDIT INTO THE ACCOUNTS AND

ACTIVITIES OF THE GHANA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION FOLLOWING THE VULGAR OPULENCE
AND OBSCENE VOTE BUYING BY ITS BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR. FREDDIE BLAY AT THE JUST ENDED NPP
DELEGATES CONGRESS

The Minority in Parliament is in a state of shock after the blatant and unconscionable show of vulgar
opulence and vote buying of the most obscene kind by the newly elected Chairman of the ruling New
Patriotic Party, Mr. Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay at the just ended National Delegates Congress in
Koforidua.

The conduct of Mr. Freddie Blay and the NPP in engaging in historic levels of profligacy has not only
angered the vast majority of Ghanaians, it has embarrassingly attracted international condemnation and
brought untold shame upon Ghana. Dr. John Hayward of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party could
not help but chide the NPP leadership calling on them to rather invest in reaching out to the people and
addressing their concerns instead of splashing money on lavish political campaigns.

We take judicial notice that the newly elected NPP Chairman, Mr. Freddie Blay is not a mere private
citizen but a high ranking public official having been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the Board
Chairman of the prestigious Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) since last year.

For someone who manages our oil and gas reserves, one would have expected the highest form of
modesty and prudence in outlook, however, the unconscionable extravagant purchase of 275 buses for
NPP constituency executives after depositing his so-called personal funds of US$3 million in an US$ 11.4
million transaction which has sparked national outrage at a time Ambulances are in short supply and
proceeding further at the congress grounds to share hordes of cash to delegates plus the distribution of
tonnes of goodies in the form of branded snacks and other consumables does not only mark a new low
in our country's democratic credentials but demands of us to rise as responsible citizens who care about
the future of our dear nation. It is for this reason we demand an immediate forensic audit into our
country's hydrocarbons.

Many in Ghana including members of Freddie Blay's own political party such as Mr. Stephen Ntim and
Dr. Amoako Baah are legitimately asking for the source of Mr. Freddie Blay's sudden wealth.

Ghanaians have not forgotten how only a couple of years back, Mr. Freddie Blay's generosity could not
be located when the party in which he was Vice Chairman failed to service a much lower Prudential Bank
loan of GHS 2 million which was the subject of heated internal party wrangling which spilled over into
the public domain.
The Minority recalls how in March this year, we had cause to criticize a rather problematic GNPC work
programme for 2018 when it was laid for the approval of Parliament. We objected to the use or shall we
say misuse of US$13.4 million to renovate the GNPC office in Accra, construct a new office also in Accra
for US$20 million, build another office in Takoradi for US$10 million, erect a transit quarters for the
comfort of GNPC staff in Takoradi for US$ 1.9 million and an amorphous allocation of US$ 100 million for
so-called agric roads.

The gross misconduct of Mr. Freddie Blay fueled by his insatiable desire for political power no matter
the cost, renders him unsuitable as the man to remain in charge of our oil and gas resources. Ghana is
not safe!

The Minority in Parliament therefore demands that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, though
complicit as it is well known that Mr. Blay was his most ordained and favoured candidate, commissions
an immediate forensic audit to be carried out by an independent internationally acclaimed audit firm.

We also demand that Mr. Freddie Blay be made to step aside as GNPC Board Chairman in the interim
ahead of the forensic audit so as not to interfere with proceedings.

The Minority hereby serves notice that if President Akufo-Addo fails to commission the requested
forensic audit within the next two weeks, we shall vigorously explore other avenues within and without
Parliament to seek redress and safeguard our country's precious oil and gas resources.

Signed,

Adam Mutawakilu (MP)

Ranking Member, Mines and Energy Committee

[8th July, 2018]