Former National Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has denied taking a pesewa from the government of Ghana.

According to him, he is ready to defend himself anywhere he is called because he has no skeletons in his closet.

His challenge has been the libelous claims Okudzeto Ablakwa has been making about him and his family, indicating that he has had cause to sue the lawmaker over the untruthful claims made against him and his family.

“My family has not taken a pesewa from the Ghana government unlawfully. We have not taken any government land unlawfully. We have not done anything that you can blame me for. If Okudzeto now is convinced that I’ve done that, then I’m a little careful about what ORAL wants to do,” he said in an interview with Accra-based Joy News.

“I’ve sued him for defamation, and my two children have sued him also for defamation because we have not taken any government land and yet give that impression. He organizes people with placards and makes it look as if my two sons and I have stolen government lands. He calls that state capture. That I will resist. I want to tell you that he is shooting after shadows because we have not done that,” he explained.

On appearing before the ORAL Team, he said, “If it is a proper organization and it is based on law and they even invite me because they found something and they want me to appear, Okudzeto, I will meet him. Unfortunately, he will be the chair, and if I’m not careful, I might be a little bit... I will lose my temper with him because what he’s been saying—the defamation, the libelous things he’s been talking about and writing—may provoke me, and I won’t know what my reaction will be,” he stated.

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has announced a team of five to lead his anti-corruption drive.

The team, led by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is expected to gather information, which will be sent to the right institutions to be investigated.