Kofi Osei-Ameyaw
The National Lottery Authority’s (NLA) CEO Kofi Osei-Ameyaw and his Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) counterpart Capt. Ben Edward Duah (rtd) have held a joint meeting on a final road map towards the official launch and operations of the VAG Lotto expected to kick start later this month.
VAG, NLA has
been engaged in a long drawn conflict over jurisdictional authority of the
former’s lotto management.
Most of the
illegal lotto operators and agents operate with licenses provided under
Act 844 which empowered the Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) to engage in
raffles or Lottery proceeds from which are to be used in catering for the
welfare of their members.
Refreshingly
an agreement between the NLA and VAG has ended the conflict the former taking
over the regulation of the veterans’ lottery.
Under the
new deal between the two organizations the VAG would receive an initial payment
of GH₵ 120, 000 from NLA and an
additional payment of GH₵ 100,
000 as part of NLA’s Corporate Social Responsibility to the veterans.
A monthly
cash payment of GH₵ 120,
000 for the upkeep of veterans is part of the package.
The
Executive Secretary of VAG, Capt. Ben Edward Dua (Retired) praised the NLA
board for the decisions taken.
The new
arrangement would bring to an end the operations and activities of illegal
lotto operators, agents and writers.
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