Former New Patriotic Party National Chairman, Freddie Blay
A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman, Freddie Blay, has questioned critics calling for the release of the Mike Oquaye Report, which looked into his party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking in a snippet of an interview on GHOne TV, shared on X on April 28, 2025, Freddie Blay asserted that sharing the entire report would not be in the party’s interest.
He explained that the party’s release can lead to some divisions within the party and that it is tantamount to the party revealing its secrets.
“I’ve had snippets of the content of the report… We have not been briefed. We talked about it. But not the full text of the report. Why should we? I want to ask you… I mean, it’s talking about what happened and the way forward.
“These are what I will refer to as trade secrets. These are our reports that we have to keep very, very sensitive. It contains a few reports, a few statements by individuals and groups that, if you make it public, we may be fighting against each other for no good,” he said.
Freddie Blay also said that publishing the whole report can give opponents of the NPP the ammunition to harm it.
“Besides that, we have opponents who may also read it. We’ve learned some lessons from the past. If you give it up and people read it… instead of using it to help the cause of our party, some may use it against the party,” he said.
He added; “So, the necessary parts of it, which may not lead to confusion, misrepresentation, or mishandling, definitely, we will let the party members know.”
An 11-member committee led by former Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, was formed by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party to look into the party’s 2024 Election defeat.
The committee was given three months to complete its job, and it submitted its report to the National Council of the NPP early in April 2025.
The committee’s mandate included examining the internal elections and campaign plan, determining the issues that caused the electoral loss, and suggesting remedies.
Following a fierce contest, former President John Dramani Mahama made a stunning comeback to government when he was proclaimed the victor of the 2024 presidential election.
On December 9, the Electoral Commission (EC) declared that Mahama had received 6,328,397 votes, or 56.55% of the total votes cast.
His primary NPP opponent, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, received 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61% of the total votes.
In addition, Mahama’s victory gave the National Democratic Congress (NDC) a significant triumph by securing a majority in Parliament.
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