A Koforidua High Court has granted bail to Freddie Blay, the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in the amount of GH₵800,000.
The ruling comes after Mr. Blay was remanded into custody by a lower court earlier this week in connection with an alleged illegal demolition.
The High Court granted bail with two sureties, who must be residents of Accra and possess valid Ghana Cards. This decision follows Mr. Blay’s initial appearance at the Akropong Circuit Court, which had ordered his remand.
He is scheduled to reappear before the Circuit Court on April 9, 2026, as police investigations continue.
Mr. Blay was taken into custody by the Akropong Police on Monday, March 16, 2026, after a warrant for his arrest was executed at his residence in Accra.
The legal action stems from a dispute over a parcel of land at Kitase in the Eastern Region.
According to police sources, the complaint was filed by a landowner who alleges that Mr Blay ordered the demolition of a house that was under construction on the property.
The complainant reported that Mr. Blay failed to honour an invitation to assist with police inquiries into the matter. Subsequently, charges were filed, and an arrest warrant was issued when Mr. Blay did not appear in court for his scheduled arraignment in April 2025.
However, sources close to the former NPP chairman have presented a different account of the events. They claim that Mr. Blay was unaware of the outstanding warrant before his arrest. They assert that the land in question was legitimately acquired by him in 1994 and has been the subject of ongoing litigation.
Contrary to the allegations of a house demolition, his associates insist that Mr. Blay only authorised the clearing of a bare plot of land in January 2026.
They argue this action was taken as a necessary sanitary measure to prevent the breeding of dangerous animals and reptiles on the overgrown property.
Furthermore, the sources revealed that while the complainant previously secured a favourable ruling from the High Court in Koforidua regarding the land, that decision has been appealed.
They added that attempts to serve the complainant with legal documents related to the appeal have so far proven unsuccessful.