’KGL Makes Millions For NLA’

Dr. Razak Opoku

 

A former Public Relations Manager of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Dr. Razak Poku, has stated that the KGL Group of Companies makes millions towards the sustainability of the former.

In a statement, Dr. Poku said, “this fact is unfortunately lost to   our colleagues at the Fourth Estate and Media Foundation for West Africa,” who as he put it, “are gradually undermining their own integrity and credibility in relation to their investigative work about the NLA-KGL deal.”

On September 19, 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah claimed that, NLA had exchanged a prime business for a peanut of GH¢170 million from KGL for the year 2025.

On  October 9, 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah indicated that, NLA received GH¢157.6 million from KGL for 2024, and surprisingly on  October 16, 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah are misinforming their  readers that, “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero.”

“If the NLA received GH¢157.6 million in 2024 from KGL, on what basis is Fourth Estate telling Ghanaians that KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero?” he asked.

“According to the mathematical brains of Fourth Estate, GH¢157.6 million (2024) + GH¢ 170 million (2025) equals to ZERO PROFIT for NLA?” he asked.

In total, NLA would obtain GH¢327.6 million (GH¢157.6m + GH¢170m) from KGL for the financial years of 2024 and 2025.

This amount of GH¢327.6 million paid by KGL to NLA shall definitely go up if monies NLA received from KGL in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 are added.

Also, on Monday, October 13, 2025, Fourth Estate published that, “in 2019, for the first year of the NLA-KGL deal, NLA’s PROFIT for the State reduced to GH¢17 million”.

“So, if NLA could make a profit of GH¢17 million for the State in the first year of NLA-KGL deal in 2019, then why is Fourth Estate turning 360 degrees to say that, KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero?” he quizzed.

KGL Profit in 2024

For the avoidance of any doubt, KGL make a profit of GH¢70 million while it pays GH¢157.6 million to the NLA. This data clearly shows that NLA rather makes more money than what KGL earned as a profit in 2024.

A fact check from Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) also indicate that, KGL paid taxes to GRA in 2024, an amount higher than the profit earned by KGL in 2024.

By the end of 2025, both the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) shall receive payments from KGL which would be eventually higher than the profit of KGL for 2025.

The total debts of NLA before NLA-KGL deal was around GH¢233,121,889.28 million, as accumulated debts, which comprises:

1. Unpaid Lotto Prizes to winners of national lotto.
2. Unpaid Contractors
3. Unpaid Withholding Tax (Income Tax) to Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
4. Unpaid SSNIT Contributions.
5. Unpaid Technical Service Providers (TSP) Fees.
6. Unpaid Lotto Commission to Lotto Marketing Companies.
7. Unpaid Provident Fund
8. Unpaid Staff Union and Association Dues Deductions.

The duty of NLA to transfer money to the Consolidated Fund is a political and management decision which has absolutely nothing to do with NLA-KGL deal.

The responsibility of KGL is to pay its fees to the NLA in accordance with the terms and conditions of its licence agreement.

What NLA does with the money paid by KGL is NOT the business of KGL, just like KGL cannot dictate to Ghana Revenue Authority on how it uses the taxes paid by KGL to the State.

Would you also blame KGL if GRA is unable to transfer the paid taxes of KGL to the Consolidated Fund?

According to Section 32(3) of Act 722, “The Authority shall pay out of the Lotto Account prize monies for winners of National Lotto and commissions to Lotto Marketing Companies licensed by the Authority”. This provision must be satisfied before you can proceed with the implementation of Section 32(4) of Act 722 which states that, “The Authority shall transfer the *net balance in the Lotto Account* on monthly basis to the Consolidated Fund.”

So, what if there is NO net balance in the Lotto Account after the payments of:

1. Prize monies for winners of National Lotto as stated in Section 32(3) of Act 722?
2. Commissions to Lotto Marketing Companies licensed by the Authority as stated in Section 32(3) of Act 722?
3. Operational and capital expenditure from the Lotto Fund as stated in Section 50 of Act 722?

From the evidence above based on Facts and Data, it is very clear that, in order for NLA to transfer monies to the Consolidated Fund in accordance with Section 32(4) of Act 722, there is the need for the NLA to breach Section 32(3) of Act 722. This has always been the case from enactment of National Lotto Act, 2006(Act 722).

From 2012-2020 (9 years), NLA transferred a total amount of GH¢209, 409,495.24 to the Consolidated Fund yet within that same period of 2012-2020, NLA was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers, Suppliers etc. at a cost of GH¢233,121, 889.28.

So what is the justification for Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah to needlessly blame KGL Technology Limited as the cause of NLA inability to transfer money to the Consolidated Fund in accordance with Section 32(4) of Act 722? Completely no basis at all.

And why should NLA necessarily transfer monies to the Consolidated Fund if they haven’t been able to pay winners of national lotto, commissions to Lotto Marketing Companies, fees to Technical Service Providers, salaries and benefits of NLA workers etc.?

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