Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and current GNPC Board Chair, Freddie Blay, has issued a one-week ultimatum to North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, TV3's management, and broadcast journalist Johnnie Hughes. He demands a retraction of what he describes as unfounded and baseless allegations against him and his family regarding state capture.

Blay expressed his dissatisfaction with claims that his family illegitimately acquired beachfront property managed by Labadi Beach Hotel. He clarified that his children lawfully obtained portions of the beachfront from the La Traditional Council and that their property is independent of the hotel's management.

He accused Ablakwa of engaging in cheap propaganda aimed at damaging his family's reputation, following Ablakwa's accusations of a grand scheme of state capture involving top NPP officials. Ablakwa specifically alleged that Blay and his sons acquired interests in beachfront property traditionally managed by Labadi Beach Hotel, thereby compromising the hotel's exclusive control.

In an interview with Oyerepa FM, Blay explained that initial negotiations between his sons and the hotel's management were unsuccessful, leading his sons to formally acquire the beachfront from the La Traditional Council. He defended his sons' actions as lawful and questioned why the hotel has not contested this interest in court.

Blay asserted, “If the hotel considers that somebody has taken its lands, the courts are there; they should go to court. I have seen correspondence that tried to negotiate for them to work together, but it never worked—so nobody has taken anybody’s land, definitely not my children. They are not involved in any state capture.”

He further criticized the portrayal of his family by Okudzeto Ablakwa and some media personnel, including Johnnie Hughes and TV3 management, as engaging in illegitimate business activities. He stressed that these claims are damaging and misleading.

Blay has given the North Tongu MP and the TV3 presenter a one-week ultimatum to apologize for the allegations of state capture. “I feel very defamed. Where my sons are operating is not for Labadi Beach Hotel. It is not their property, and unfortunately, Ablakwa and Johnnie are making it look like I have stolen the lands, making people call me a thief. I give Okudzeto Ablakwa and the TV3 management, including Johnnie Hughes, one week to render an apology to me and my family, or I will go to court,” he stated.