Dr. Razak Kojo Opoku Accuses The Fourth Estate of Misleading Reporting on NLA-KGL Partnership
The former Public Relations Manager of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Dr. Razak Kojo Opoku, has refuted claims made by The Fourth Estate and its Executive Director, Sulemana Briamah, over the Authority’s dealings with KGL Technology Limited, describing their report as misleading and unprofessional.
In a statement, Dr. Opoku clarified that Keed Ghana Limited and KGL Technology Limited are two distinct entities, stressing that The Fourth Estate’s publication erroneously conflated the two companies.
According to him, Keed Ghana Limited was fined GHC 10 million by the NLA for piloting its 959# platform without the requisite 5/90 Online Lottery License Agreement. He noted that the payment of the penalty was lawful and appropriate, and that following the fine, KGL Technology Limited lawfully and transparently took over operations from Keed Ghana Limited.
Dr. Opoku challenged The Fourth Estate and its Executive Director to provide answers regarding other companies that allegedly operated online lottery platforms illegally without authorization from the NLA. He specifically asked:
- How much Alpha Lotto Limited paid to the NLA for operating the 5/90 lottery via 896# for 11 months;
- How much Onassis Lotto paid for using 859# to run an unauthorized 5/90 online lottery; and
- How much the operators of www.theb2blotto.com paid for running the 5/90 lottery online without a license.
Dr. Opoku argued that addressing these questions would expose what he described as “selective and unbalanced reporting” by The Fourth Estate in its investigation into the NLA-KGL arrangement.
“The agenda by The Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah is not agending,” he stated humorously, implying that their attempt to discredit the NLA-KGL partnership had failed.
He maintained that the collaboration between the NLA and KGL Technology Limited has been beneficial to both the Authority and Ghana’s lottery industry, insisting that the facts show The Fourth Estate’s reports were based on flawed assumptions and factual inaccuracies.
