Freddie Blay, the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has been granted bail in the sum of GH₵800,000 by the Koforidua High Court following his arrest over a controversial demolition at Kitase.
The court ordered that Mr. Blay provide two sureties who must be resident in Accra and hold valid Ghana Cards.
He is expected to honour his next appearance at the Akropong Circuit Court on April 9.
Mr. Blay was picked up by police in Accra on Monday, March 16, pursuant to a warrant issued after he failed to appear for arraignment in April 2025.
The charges relate to a complaint by a landowner who alleges that Mr. Blay ordered the demolition of a house on his land.
However, legal sources close to the former Chairman are framing the dispute as a complex property litigation rather than a criminal act.
They argue that the land in question has been in Mr. Blay’s possession since 1994 and is subject to an ongoing legal battle.
According to the sources, while the complainant initially secured a ruling in his favour at the High Court in Koforidua, that decision is currently being contested.
“An appeal has been filed, and we have been trying to serve the complainant with the necessary processes, but we have not been successful,” a source disclosed.
Regarding the demolition, the sources maintain that no structure was pulled down.
They explain that Mr. Blay authorised the clearing of the land in January 2026 specifically to mitigate health hazards, citing the overgrown vegetation as a potential breeding ground for reptiles and other dangerous animals.
