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14 Jan

Sammi Awuku Resigns As NLA Director-General

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The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has resigned from his position effective Monday, January 13, 2024. The move follows his election as Akuapem North Member of Parliament(MP) on December 7, 2024. In a letter to President John Mahama, Mr Awuku explained he wishes to focus on his new responsibility and serve his constituents. He has therefore appealed to the President to appoint a replacement to ensure a smooth transition and handing over. Mr Awuku was appointed by former President Nana Akufo-Addo in August 2021 and received confirmation from the Public Services Commission in July 2022. Under his…

09 Dec

Sammi Awuku Secures Landslide Victory In Akuapim North

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The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary candidate of the Akuapim North, Sammi Awuku, has emerged victorious in the 2024 election. The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) secured a commanding 28,365 votes, defeating his main contender, John Evans Kumordzi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 14,217 votes. Mr Awuku’s victory makes him one of the relatively few NPP parliamentary candidates who won their seats in the keenly contested election. Ahead of the election, Mr Awuku was confident about the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s decisive win and the party security majority parliamentary seats. He had stated he would be…

30 Sep

NLA Committed To Fairness And Growth – Sammi Awuku

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The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority(NLA), Mr Samuel Awuku, reassured the public that the authority is committed to ensuring fairness in the industry, stating that everyone should have a fair chance to win. Speaking at the Ghana Gaming and Lottery Awards in Accra, he said “ Let me reassure the public that the NLA is committed to ensuring fairness in the industry” Board Chairman of the NLA, Gary Nimako-Marfo called for a merger between the NLA and the Gaming Commission to streamline regulatory processes. He also mentioned that the NLA had issued licenses to 28 lottery companies whose licenses…

07 Nov

Presidential Race: Dr Bawumia Has Made History By Winning Smoothly On A First Attempt- Sammy Awuku

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Campaign coordinator for Dr. Bawumia, Lawyer Sammy Awuku, has noted that Dr. Bawumia is the first Presidential aspirant to have emerged victorious in the party's internal election easily on his first attempt. He notes that right from Professor Adu Boahen through to President Akufo-Addo, none of them had it easy on their first attempt. They were faced with a lot of challenges, but there narrative is different with Dr. Alhaji Bawumia who was declared winner during last Saturday's flagbearership race. "We had our own projections about the election...we were looking forward to garnering about seventy per cent of the total…

16 May

Lottery funding For Sports: The Way To Go

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During an interaction with visiting members of the Ghana Chess Federation in May 2021, the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, highlighted the importance of a Sports Fund currently before Parliament, which, if passed, will aid in the development of various sporting disciplines in the country. He underlined his determination to see to it that the fund is approved by parliament. However, two years down the line, Parliament has yet to pass a Sports Fund. Sports Bill Prior to the Sports Fund, the Sports Bill was passed by Parliament in 2016. The Sports Bill was designed to aid…

03 Feb

Amakye Dede To Perform For NLA Staff On Val’s Day

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The Staff of the National Lottery Authority, (NLA) have something exciting to look forward to on Valentine’s Day. Music legend, Abrantie Amakye Dede, who called on the Director-General, Mr. Samuel Awuku, on Thursday 2nd February 2023, promised to treat Staff to some great tunes as part of his contribution to NLA’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. As a precursor to what to expect on Valentine's Day, he thrilled the Management of NLA with snippets of his song. The Maestro, Amakye said his visit was a friendly one and was also to officially congratulate the Director-General, Mr. Samuel Awuku on his appointment in…

19 Sep

Come And Let’s Do Business In Ghana – Sammi Awuku Woos Jamaican Lottery Players

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The National Lottery Authority since the assumption of office of Mr. Samuel Awuku as director general has seen a lot of international and foreign collaboration. This Mr. Awuku says is to diversify the authority’s revenue potential and also use such opportunities to sell Ghana’s famous products on international platforms. The first of these measures was getting The NLA back as a member of the African Lotteries Association (ALA ) and World Lottery Association (WLA) respectively. This sets the tone for Ghana to trade our game in other countries and other opportunities the Authority stand to benefit from these very important…

23 Aug

NLA Sets The Records Straight, Schools KKD Over Calumnies

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The Management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has clarified why it terminated its contract with the state broadcaster Ghana Television (GTV). According to the Authority, after the new management took over, there were concerns expressed about the quality of production and the fact that the authority was not getting value for their money. According to the Authority, after the new management took over, there were concerns expressed about the quality of production and the fact that the authority was not getting value for their money. Although the Authority wrote to the Management of Ghana Television, their correspondence was never…

23 Aug

Sammy Awuku Did Not Use Dubious Means To Terminate GBC’s Contract- PRO Debunks Claims (VIDEO)

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The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for National Lottery Authority (NLA) has responded to the comment made by the ace broadcaster Mr. Kwasi Kyei Darkwah popularly known as KKD, on Sammy Awuku singlehandedly terminating Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC's) draw contract with NLA. Speaking on the above claims on Movement In The Morning Show with Kwaku Dawuro, Mr. Offei stated that management of GBC did not give the NLA value for money. He said that ‘’the department of draw unit and the lotto marketing companies requested that the time for televising the draw must be looked at because most of our target…