A pressure group, Good Governance Advocacy Group Ghana (GGAGG), is demanding the immediate termination of the contract between the National Lottery Authority and private marketers of the lottery KGL.
A statement from the group said the marketing firm is collapsing the lottery business rather than doing what it's been mandated to do.
"From its inception up until 2017, the National Lottery Authority (NLA) consistently operated profitably and contributed to the State’s Consolidated Fund. In 2006, the NLA ran lottery games only on Saturdays, but by 2017, it had expanded to operate seven days a week. During this period, the NLA was known for promptly paying winnings to its stakers and commissions to its Lotto Marketing Companies (LMCs).
“However, the Authority’s gradual decline began during the tenure of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), marked notably by the appointment of Kofi Osei-Ameyaw as Director-General.”
“The leadership of Kofi Osei-Ameyaw as Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), spanning from 2017 to 2021, was widely regarded as a turning point that marked the beginning of a period of significant institutional decline.” A portion of the statement alleges.
Why GGAGG wants the KGL monopoly to end
GGAGG, in their statement, accused the past heads of the NLA of fraudulent deals with KGL, which do not benefit the state.
"NLA has collapsed and ceased to function as an independent public regulator. The institution now borrows money from KGL to survive.” The statement claims
GGAGG demands
The group is, however, calling on the current Managing Director of the NLA to take urgent and public steps to “Cancel the illegal exclusive license granted to KGL.”
“Failure to take these corrective actions must lead to the immediate shutdown or dissolution of the NLA, as it no longer serves its lawful purpose nor the people of Ghana.” The statement added.
