Probe the $ 11 million bus funding from Freddy Blay – Minority

The minority in Parliament asked for an inquiry into how the Acting National President of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Freddie Blay was able to ambad about 11 million of dollars to buy 275 buses

M. Blay was widely criticized for taking steps to honor his promise to buy the vehicles, after taking delivery of the first batch of 100 minibuses at the port of Tema on Wednesday, just three days to the delegate national party. Congress in Koforidua, where he presents himself to become the National President of Background

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Mr. Blay, who facilitated the purchase of the minibuses reportedly paid a down payment of $ 3 million, representing 30% of the total cost of $ 11.4 million for the 275 minibuses

. Blay spokesman Richard Nyamah explained that buses are not free, and that they must help ridings to manage their activities by themselves, and generate income by using them for commercial purposes.

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But Stephen Ntim, Freddie Blay's Close Competitor in the Race to the presidency of the NPP, accused of trying to buy votes with this gesture, while others have questioned the source of the money.

condemns "the purchase of votes" by Freddie Blay

M. Samson Ahi, MP for Bodi at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), thinks for example that if President Akufo-Addo wants to engage in the fight against corruption, then Mr. Blay was able to ambad resources for buses that should be surveyed, since he was the chairman of the board of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).

"This is a test for Nana Addo If Nana Addo wants to fight corruption in this country, what the Honorable Freddy Blay did is test for him, he should investigate, he should investigate where he has obtained these funds to buy 275 buses for 275 constituencies in this country.He is not a mere national president of NPP, he is the chairman of the board of GNPC, a public corporation … so we should know if, since it's been named up to date, its income can actually procure 275 buses, " M. Samson Ahi said.