'I still insist that Alex Dadey never asked NLA to defer its request to 2026 - Razak Opoku

Razak Kojo Opoku, former Public Relations Manager of the NLA has reaffirmed that KGL never asked NLA to defer its request to 2026 as claimed by the Fourth Estate.

“First and foremost, can Fourth Estate produce a letter indicating that I am a paid Consultant to KGL for the purpose of integrity and honesty”?

In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday Mr Opoku stated: “I still insist that, NLA’s letter was written on 7th October 2025, but the leadership of KGL received the letter on 13th October 2025. Again, I still insist that, Mr. Alex Dadey never asked NLA to defer its request to 2026”.

He advised them to accept that they were misled in their ‘fishing expedition work against the NLA-KGL deal and not try to save their faces by resorting to fabrication of facts’.

“We perfectly understand that when an argument is lost, personal attack becomes the norm, hence the current stance by Fourth Estate.

“Since Fourth Estate is not a Court or State Investigative body, no one is obliged under any Oath to offer vital information or trade information or economic data to/with them”.

He advised media outlets to get the right information from the NLA in order not fall prey to inaccuracies.

“They lied about NLA giving away a GHS 3 billion prime business to KGL. When the facts were made available, they refused to comment on it.

“They also lied about NLA paying GHS 37 million to the State as Profit in 2018. When they were proven wrong with data, they stopped pushing that assertion.”

He said he had consistently proven them wrong with Facts and Data, and would continue to do so until they come to understand the lottery industry.

“There will be no insults or lies, just intellectual debate based on Facts and Data and I just want them to understand that, they can never win this argument because KGL has proven to be a responsible corporate entity.

“In this enterprise, we reject jandam journalism and remain resolute in the defense of indigenous businesses including KGL”.