The Director of Education for the Ledzokuku Municipality, Mrs Theresa Tetteh, has advised teachers to take a keen interest in their capacity building to enhance their work.
She explained that, now that Information Technology (I T) has taken centre stage in every facet of life, there is a need for all teachers to leverage I T and sharpen their skills in the use of I T as a pedagogical tool for the teaching of various subjects and not as a subject itself.
Mrs Theresa Tetteh announced this at the closing section of a 4-day capacity building on ICT integration training for more than 500 basic schoolteachers in the Ledzokuku Municipality in the Greater Accra region.
Mrs Theresa Tetteh
The training organised by the Keep the Premium Solutions (a National Teaching Council (NTC) accredited institution), which spanned between 13th and 17th October and was divided into four cohorts.
Areas of training
The participants were taken through basic and intermediate computer skills, Introduction to key educational ICT tools, Demonstration on lesson planning with ICT, digital record-keeping and communication tools, as well as the Use of Artificial Intelligence to prepare lesson notes and assessments
The Municipal Director reminded the teachers to ensure that they made good use of the knowledge they have acquired during the training toward the promotion of effective teaching and learning in their schools.
She pledged to continue providing the right training as well as the provision of the right resources to improve teaching and learning in their schools.
Sharpen skills
Mr Godsway Kumado, Head of Statistics and Planning at the Ledzokuku Education Directorate, on his part, urged the participants to take advantage of the availability of AI to promote their teaching and learning.
He asked teachers to disabuse their minds that AI was going to take over their work, adding that it was rather going to enhance and promote effective teaching and learning at all times.
Mr Kumado urged the teachers to continue acquiring other critical skills on their own to help them enhance their performance as professional teachers towards the development of education in the country.Story by Felix A.Baidoo
Former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has filed a legal action seeking to stop the vetting and subsequent appointment of Justice Baffoe-Bonnie as the next Chief Justice of Ghana.
Her application at the High Court seeks to quash all proceedings of the Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang Committee established under Article 146 to consider petitions for her removal.
The former CJ is also asking the court to set aside all proceedings conducted by the Committee tasked with investigating petitions for her removal. She is also requesting that the Presidential Warrant that removed her from office be declared unlawful, null, void, and of no effect.
The development comes as the Appointments Committee of Parliament prepares to vet Justice Baffoe-Bonnie.
This legal challenge arises against the backdrop of Justice Torkonoo’s removal from office on September 1, 2025, by President John Mahama following findings by a constitutionally established committee of misconduct and stated misbehaviour under Article 146.
The inquiry, undertaken in consultation with the Council of State, determined that she had breached constitutional provisions, including the misuse of public funds, and recommended her removal.
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie has been Acting Chief Justice since April 22, 2025, following Torkonoo’s suspension, and was formally nominated by the President in September to take over the substantive role.Source: Kenneth Awotwe Darko
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed that the government has saved about $300 million through renegotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) — a move he says is critical to safeguarding Ghana’s energy sector.
Speaking during a working visit to the Volta River Authority (VRA) in Accra on Friday, October 17, Mr. Jinapor expressed confidence that the renegotiation efforts will yield significant long-term benefits for the country.
“The IPPs, based on the numbers I’m seeing, I’m confident that we can save a lot of money. And so far, what the IPPs renegotiated team has done tells me that we’re saving about $300 million from the IPPs,” he said.
John Abdulai Jinapor
The Minister noted that the Mahama administration is building on the progress made by the Akufo-Addo government in tackling challenges within the energy sector, stressing that the ongoing reforms are not driven by politics but by national interest.
“The previous administration did its bit, and we have also come to improve on it. It’s not always about politics, but Ghana first. I don’t care about your political affiliation as you sit here. Let’s work and turn around this sector,” he added.
Mr. Jinapor reiterated his commitment to ensuring stability and sustainability in the power sector, urging all stakeholders to collaborate in the national interest.By:Samuel Ackom
Heavy metal pollution is a growing concern in many parts of Ghana, especially in communities near galamsey (small-scale gold mining) sites.
Toxic metals like arsenic, mercury, lead, and cadmium can seep into rivers, soils, and food crops from mining runoff and mercury use in gold extraction.
Long-term exposure to these metals is linked to serious health issues – from nerve and brain damage to organ failure and cancer.
The good news is that families can take action at home.
This article explores truly cost-free methods to reduce or remove heavy metals from drinking water and foods using only readily available, discarded, or natural materials.
A Filtered water
It explains how each method works scientifically and provides step-by-step guidance, backed by research and public health sources, to help keep your household safe.
Heavy Metals and Galamsey: A Hidden Danger
Illegal and small-scale mining (galamsey) often contaminates nearby water sources and farmlands with heavy metals. For instance, mercury used to extract gold can wash into rivers and fish. Arsenic occurs naturally in some gold-bearing rocks and can leach into groundwater.
GroceriesLead and cadmium may also be present in mining waste and fertilizers, ending up in soils or water. These metals are odorless and tasteless in water and can accumulate in food crops without obvious signs. Consuming even low levels over time can cause chronic poisoning.
Children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable – lead, for example, harms brain development. This makes it vital for households in mining-affected areas to adopt simple precautions in daily cooking and drinking habits.
Easy Water Purification Techniques
Ghana’s climate and local resources offer several low-cost water treatment methods that require no fancy filters or expensive chemicals. Below are effective techniques using everyday materials like fruit peels, charcoal from cooking fires, and even sunlight.
Each method targets heavy metal contaminants by either adsorbing (binding) the metal ions or physically separating them from the water. You can use these methods individually or even combine them for better results.
GroceriesAlways start with the clearest water possible (let muddy water settle, or filter debris with a cloth) before applying these treatments. And remember: after removing heavy metals, you should still boil or disinfect water to kill microbes if it’s not from a treated source.
Banana Peel Water Filters
Banana peels, a common throw-away item, turn out to be powerful natural water purifiers. Banana peels contain pectin and other compounds with negatively charged carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. These functional groups attract and bind heavy metal ions (which are positively charged) like a magnet.
Researchers have found that dried banana peel can adsorb substantial amounts of metals from water – for example, up to 7.97 mg of lead and 5.71 mg of cadmium per gram of peel in lab tests.
In fact, minced banana peel was shown to remove lead and copper from river water as effectively as or better than many commercial filtering materials. Banana peel filters worked across a wide range of water pH and could be reused multiple times without losing potency.
How To Use Banana Peels To Purify Water:
1. Collect and prepare peels: Rinse banana peels to remove dirt or pesticides, then cut them into small pieces. For best results, sun-dry the peel pieces or lightly heat them (not burning) to remove moisture – dry peels seem to adsorb metals more effectively. You can crush or grind the dried peels into a coarse powder if possible, to increase the surface area.
2. Soak or filter the water: Place the peel pieces/powder in the contaminated water. Use about one peeled banana’s worth of material per few liters of water (exact amounts aren’t critical; more peel can grab more metal). Stir the water and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. During this time, the heavy metal ions will attach to the banana peel. Studies show that simply mixing banana peel with arsenic-spiked water and shaking for 30 minutes removed up to 90% of the arsenic.
3. Separate the peels and use the water: After soaking, strain out the banana peels by pouring the water through a clean cloth or fine mesh. The heavy metals remain bound to the peels you remove. Discard the used peels in the trash or by burying – do not eat them or feed them to animals, since they now contain the concentrated toxins. Finally, for drinking water, it’s wise to boil or disinfect the filtered water.
Rice Husk and Plant Waste Adsorbents
Rice husks, coconut shells, maize cobs, or sawdust are excellent natural filters. Rice husks are rich in silica and cellulose, giving them a natural ability to bind metals like lead, cadmium, and copper. To use, pack a cloth bag with clean rice husks and pour water through.
Alternatively, burn the husks lightly to create rice husk ash, stir it into water, and let it settle before decanting. The ash’s fine silica attracts heavy metal ions, cleaning the water. Dispose of the husk or ash safely afterward.
Moringa Seed Powder (Natural Coagulant)
The seeds of the Moringa tree can clarify dirty water and remove some heavy metals. Shell the seeds, grind the kernels into powder, and stir one or two seeds’ worth into a bucket of water. After 30 minutes, particles settle at the bottom. Decant or filter the clear water at the top. The seed’s natural proteins bind with metals and microbes, helping purify the water.
Safer Food Preparation Techniques at Home
GroceriesHeavy metals also enter through food. These techniques can lower your exposure:
– Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly to remove dust and soil.
– Peel or discard outer layers of root and leafy vegetables.
– Cook rice or greens in plenty of water and discard the water afterward; this leaches out arsenic and lead.
– Soak produce in mild vinegar or lemon water for 10–20 minutes, then rinse. The acid helps dissolve metal residues.
– Avoid concentrating sauces or dried foods from contaminated produce, as this increases metal concentration.
– Choose smaller fish (like tilapia or sardines) instead of large predators like tuna or shark, which accumulate mercury.
– Eat a varied diet rich in calcium and iron to reduce heavy metal absorption in your body.
Safety and Disposal Tips
Used banana peels, charcoal, or rice husks will contain the metals they absorbed. Do not reuse them or add them to compost for food crops. Bury or discard them safely. Replace and adsorbents regularly. Combining methods – such as Moringa plus sand filter – can improve results. In severely contaminated areas, push for community water testing and alternative clean sources. Join the anti-galamsey campaign.
Conclusion
Heavy metal pollution from galamsey and other sources is a serious challenge, but families can protect themselves using simple science and local resources. Banana peels, rice husks, Moringa seeds, and sunlight can all make water safer. Proper washing, soaking, and cooking reduce metals in food.
These methods cost nothing yet can save lives. Clean water and safe food are possible when households take small, informed steps — turning waste into protection.
The writer is a lecturer at the Department of Food and Nutrition Education, Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education, University of Education, Winneba.
The leading telecommunications company in the country, MTN Ghana, has intensified cyber security awareness to the general public, especially its staff and customers, to be cautious of the dangers of cyber attacks.
The leadership of the company believes that there is a lot more to be done to ensure that the company is safe from cyber attacks, including its staff, customers and the general public.
As a result, the company organised a cyber security forum for its senior managers in the Northern Business Sector at its Kaase office in Kumasi yesterday.
The month of October is celebrated globally as cyber security awareness month. The annual global cybersecurity awareness month is usually used to educate the general public and businesses to be cautious about online cyber threats.
Some scenes from the forum
It is used to empower the public to protect their data, devices and also encourage everyone to adopt best practices, such as using strong passwords and multi-factor authentication.
Besides, it is used to promote collaboration between government and private sector organisations to increase cyber resilience.
This year’s global cyber security awareness month is on the theme: “Securing our digital future”.
Jacqueline, Charity and Adwoa
In an interview with journalists about the cyber security forum for MTN Ghana senior managers, Jacqueline Hanson-Kotei,
Senior Manager Enterprise Information Security and Governance, said “today’s intervention is very important not only for individuals, staff of MTN but also for businesses and everyone.”
A section of the participants
“We’re living in a…digital space and it has become more than important to protect ourselves because there’s a lot of fraud and scams going on. We do a lot on our phones or internet and even our children at the age of three are conversant with what is going on on the internet, Tiktok, YouTube, among other social media platforms, and they need to be protected. Our families, businesses and individuals all need to be protected,” she stressed.
“I believe today’s intervention is timely and necessary for the staff of MTN and our customers,” she added.
Jacqueline Hanson-Kotei admitted that MTN Ghana has two responsibilities; firstly, to make sure the business is safe from cyber attacks; secondly, to ensure its staff and customers are all safe from cyber attacks.
She disclosed that MTN Ghana is working on a special nationwide intervention to educate students in senior high schools, especially in rural areas and some parts of urban areas, to be well educated about the dangers of cyber attacks.
She advised all Ghanaians to use strong passwords, change passwords regularly, avoid sharing their pins or passwords with others and cultivate the habit of updating security features which should be difficult for someone to trace.
“Let’s be aware that there’s a growing AI powered trends of cyber security attacks. Be cautious that A1 powered attacks are the order of the day, so don’t fall for juice or enticing offers from fraudsters or scammers,” she added.
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Ghana’s food production system, describing it as riddled with worrying lapses that threaten both livelihoods and lives.
Speaking at the 45th World Food Day celebration in Accra, the UN Resident Coordinator, Zia Choudhury, said his personal observations of the country’s food value chain reveal troubling realities hidden behind the meals Ghanaians enjoy daily.
Zia Choudhury
“In all of that amazing food that I’ve enjoyed, I also want to say that behind everything that I eat, I try to think about the backstory of that food. Where did it come from? Who grew it? How did it get to the market? Who cooked it? Why is it on my plate? And there’s a long story—and it’s not always a pretty story. It’s not always a fairy tale,” he said.
Recounting a recent visit to Tema, Mr. Choudhury said he was shocked to discover the poor working conditions of fishmongers who smoke fish for sale in markets across the country.
“I went to Tema to visit the women who smoked the fish because I ate the fish in the market. In Nima market, I bought this smoked fish—so tasty, my kids loved it. But when I went to Tema, I saw that the women who are smoking it are suffering from respiratory illnesses. Their eyes are red and inflamed. Their skin is suffering from sitting in a smoky environment so many hours a day. So I want to recognise that hard work behind that smoked fish.”
He also pointed to the struggles of yam farmers who are unable to make profit despite bumper harvests due to a lack of storage and transportation.
“I’ve also just learned from the Minister that the yams which we enjoy in Accra—the farmers this year are getting a low, low price for those yams because there’s a surplus. They can’t find a place to store it. They can’t find a way to easily transport it. So the yam farmers are struggling. I’m enjoying the cheap yam, but they’re struggling with their prices,” he noted.
Mr. Choudhury further expressed concern about rising undernourishment, stressing that access to nutritious food must be treated as a basic right, not a privilege.
“I went to Savannah Northwest and met some children there. I asked one of the kids, who looked about the height and size of my eight-year-old, how old she was — and she said, ‘I’m 14.’ I couldn’t believe that. The answer is very simple: she’s stunted.”
“Stunting comes when a child is chronically malnourished, not getting enough good quality or quantity of food. And the sad truth is that whilst we enjoy our food here in Ghana, there is a large number of children who don’t get enough. The figures now stand at around 17 % of children in Ghana who are chronically undernourished.” He added.
He commended successive governments for progress made over the years, but said the current figures remain worrying.
“About 20 years ago, that figure was twice as high. So successive governments have done very well to ensure that the population gets better quality, better quantity of food. But still, 17%—that’s a figure I want you to keep in your mind.
17 %of children in this country are chronically undernourished. That’s something we need to fight every day to reverse. There’s no way I can continue enjoying food fully until I know that every child in this country also enjoys that right. It’s not a privilege—it’s a right to have enough good quality and quantity of food,” he saidSource: Maxwell Agbagba
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen’s Movement for Change has officially rebranded, adopting the name United Party (UP).
The rebranding, announced at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday, marks a new chapter for the former Trade and Industry Minister’s political ambition to contest Ghana’s highest office outside the traditional two-party system.
“The vision of the United Party is to make Ghana the economic powerhouse of Africa by 2040,” .Alan Kyerematen, Leader, United Party, who resigned from the NPP in 2023, cited unfair treatment and internal divisions within the governing party as his reasons for breaking away.
Alan Kyerematen speaking at the event
He subsequently launched the Movement for Change, campaigning on the symbol of a butterfly and calling for what he described as a “transformational leadership agenda.”Source: Caleb Ahinwakah
Ghana’s small-scale gold export sector has generated over US$8 billion in foreign exchange between January and 15th October 2025, according to new figures from the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) and the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC).
Data released by GoldBod shows that small-scale miners exported 81,719.23 kilograms of gold during the period, valued at US$8.06 billion. This marks a sharp increase from US$4.61 billion recorded in 2024 and nearly quadruple the US$2.19 billion achieved in 2023.
The data highlights a consistent upward trend in both gold volume and export value over the three-year period, reflecting improved regulation, transparency, and compliance within Ghana’s small-scale mining sector.
Sammy Gyamfi,CEO
Significant monthly gains were recorded in May (US$1.17 billion), June (US$957.9 million), and April (US$897.6 million), underscoring strong performance in the second quarter of the year.
GoldBod attributed the positive results to its continued partnership with PMMC and strengthened oversight of small-scale gold exports.
The collaboration has been instrumental in curbing illicit trade and ensuring that proceeds from gold sales are properly repatriated into the Ghanaian economy.
The surge in export earnings is expected to boost Ghana’s foreign reserves and support the country’s ongoing economic recovery efforts.By:Kobina Welsing
Integrity and credibility are built on consistency but unfortunately it seems our colleagues at Fourth Estate and Media Foundation for West Africa are gradually undermining their own integrity and credibility in relation to their investigative work about NLA-KGL deal, and I say so due to these facts:
On 19th September 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah claimed that, NLA has exchanged a prime business for a peanut of GHS 170 million from KGL for the year 2025.
On 9th October 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah indicated that, NLA received GHS 157.6 million from KGL for 2024, and surprisingly today, 16th October 2025, Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah are misinforming their gullible readers that, “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero”.
The question many intelligent Ghanaians are asking Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah is that, if per their own narrative published on 19th September 2025 and 9th October 2025, if NLA received GHS 157.6 million in 2024 from KGL, and to receive GHS 170 million from KGL in 2025 then on what basis is Fourth Estate telling Ghanaians that, KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero? So, according to the mathematical brains of Fourth Estate, GHS 157.6 million(2024) + GHS 170 million(2025) equals to ZERO PROFIT for NLA?
In total, NLA would obtained GHS 327.6 million(GHS 157.6m + GHS 170 m) from KGL for the financial years of 2024 and 2025.
This amount of GHS 327.6 million paid by KGL to NLA shall definitely goes up if monies NLA received from KGL in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 are added.
Also, on Monday, 13th October 2025, Fourth Estate published that, “in 2019, for the first year of the NLA-KGL deal, NLA’s PROFIT for the State reduced to GHS 17 million”. So, if NLA could make a profit of GHS 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”?
KGL Profit in 2024
For the avoidance of any doubt, KGL make a profit of GHS 70 million while it pays GHS 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.
In the beginning of their “JANDAM” investigative journalism, Fourth Estate Lied that KGL was controlling a GHS 3 billion prime business but today, 16th October 2025, the same Fourth Estate and Sulemana Briamah are telling us that, “KGL makes millions in profit while NLA makes zero”. What kind of inconsistency is that. How can a “billionaire KGL” according to Sulemana Briamah and Fourth Estate on 19th September 2025 is now rather “making millions as profit” instead of making billions as profit? This should let the gullible readers of Sulemana Briamah and Fourth Estate understand that, they are being “fooled” by Jandam Journalism.
DEBTS of NLA in the Absence of NLA-KGL deal
From the audited accounts of NLA below were the DEBTS of NLA from 2012-2019:
2012 – – – GHS 16, 754,642.18
2013 – – – GHS 56, 917, 633.63
2014 – – – GHS 11, 597, 177.79
2015 – – – GHS 18, 306, 364.73
2016 – – – GHS 21, 035, 212.20
2017 – – – GHS 14, 601, 385.04
2018 – – – GHS 560, 155.27
2019 – – – GHS 26, 624, 188.53
Based on the aforementioned debts of NLA from 2012-2019, would it be appropriate and justified to put the blame on NLA-KGL deal? Certainly not.
The provisional license of NLA-KGL deal was signed in November 2019, so definitely the deal has no role in the past debts incurred by the NLA.
NLA started making its losses long before KGL was issued exclusive provisional license agreement by NLA in November 2019.
The total debts of NLA BEFORE NLA-KGL deal was around GHS 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.
Some of the problems of NLA are the:
1. existing revenue sharing agreement with Technical Service Providers(each receiving 6% on the gross revenue generated by the Authority via Point of Sale Terminals).
2. 25% commission to Lotto Marketing Companies retailing lotto products via Kiosks and Point of Sale Terminals(previously it was 20%).
3. Illegal lottery operations.
4. Higher Win – Ratios
5. No capping on the amount of money used for staking Lotto by the public.
NLA Transfers to Consolidated Fund Has Nothing to do with NLA-KGL Deal
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 license 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(GRA) 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?
For the purposes of education, it is extremely difficult to even fault the Board and management of NLA if they fail to transfer monies to the Consolidated Fund on monthly basis as stated in Section 32(4) of National Lotto Act, 2006(Act 722) because Section 32(4) of Act 722 can ONLY be fully implemented if Section 32(3) of Act 722 has been fully implemented.
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?
For political expediency, the NLA mostly rob winners of national Lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers, operational and administrative expenditures in order to transfer money into the Consolidated Fund. For instance, the NLA in:
(a). 2012, transferred GHS 20, 000,000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 16, 754, 642.18.
(b). 2013, transferred GHS 25, 000, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers, etc. at cost of GHS 56, 917, 633.63
(c). 2014, transferred GHS 11, 850, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 11, 597, 177.79.
(d). 2015, transferred GHS 33, 270, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 18, 306, 364.73
(e). 2016, transferred GHS 16, 000, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 21, 035, 212.20.
(f). 2017, transferred GHS 30, 000, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 14, 601, 385. 04
(g). 2018, transferred GHS 33, 927, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 560, 155.27
(h). 2019, transferred GHS 16, 962, 000.00 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers etc. at a cost of GHS 26, 624, 188.53
(i) 2020, transferred GHS 22, 400, 495.24 to the Consolidated Fund yet the Authority was indebted to winners of national lotto, Lotto Marketing Companies, Technical Service Providers, Contractors, Suppliers etc. at a cost of GHS 66, 725, 129.91
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(9years), NLA transferred a total amount of GHS 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 GHS 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.?
KGL Contributions to National Development of Ghana
About 50-70% of KGL’s Profits are invested into Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and Corporate Social Investments(CSI) across the country to champion national development, and some of the CSR and CSI activities of KGL are as follows:
1. Construction of multimillion-dollar ultra-modern Mental Health Facility in Kumasi in collaboration with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
2. Face-lift for Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
3. Support to Akropong School for the Blind.
4. Donations to Flood Victims at Keta
5. Democracy Cup initiative by the Parliament of Ghana.
6. Sponsorship to Ghana Football Association
7. Sponsorship to Ghana Black Stars and other National Football Teams.
8. Millennium Marathon
9. Scholarships to Orphans, Needy, and Destitute Children.
10. Two Million Ghana Cedis annually to support NLA Good Causes Foundation.
11. Three Million Ghana Cedis annually to support NLA-KGL Stabilization Fund.
12. Refurbishment of NLA’s Draw Studio, Brennan Hall.
13. Payments of Live Lotto Draws of NLA
14. Several others not mentioned.
….. Signed….
Razak Kojo Opoku(PhD)
Former PR Manager of NLA.
