Razak Kojo Opoku dismisses Fourth Estate allegations over NLA-KGL deal

Former Public Relations Manager of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Razak Kojo Opoku, has refuted claims by The Fourth Estate that he has been peddling falsehoods in defense of the NLA-KGL agreement.

This follows a publication by The Fourth Estate, which accused him of being a paid consultant to KGL and deliberately misleading the public about the controversial NLA-KGL deal.

The Fourth Estate had claimed that documentary evidence from sources within KGL contradicted Mr. Opoku’s statements about the dates of official correspondence and the company’s obligations under its licensing agreement with the NLA.

The NLA-KGL partnership, signed under the previous NPP administration, has been the subject of public scrutiny, with The Fourth Estate alleging that the arrangement has led to financial losses for the state. KGL and its defenders, including Mr. Opoku, have consistently denied these claims, insisting the deal has benefited the lottery industry.

In a rebuttal issued under the title “From Fat Lies to Empty Lies: The New Case of Fourth Estate Against Razak Kojo Opoku,”on Thursday October 23, he denied allegations that he is a paid consultant for KGL, describing the publication by The Fourth Estate as misleading and dishonest.

Mr. Opoku challenged The Fourth Estate to produce evidence that he was engaged by KGL as a consultant. He maintained that the NLA’s letter referenced in the ongoing dispute was written on October 7, 2025, but was only received by KGL’s leadership on October 13, 2025. He also insisted that KGL’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Alex Dadey, never requested that the NLA defer its data request to 2026, contrary to claims made by the investigative outlet.

He accused The Fourth Estate and its Executive Director, Sulemana Braimah, of engaging in personal attacks after failing to substantiate their earlier reports on the NLA-KGL arrangement. “When an argument is lost, personal attack becomes the norm,” he stated, urging the journalists to verify their information with credible sources within the NLA.

Mr. Opoku further alleged that The Fourth Estate had previously published inaccuracies, including claims that NLA handed over a GHS 3 billion business to KGL and that the Authority paid GHS 37 million in profits to the state in 2018. He said both assertions were proven false with data but the outlet failed to make corrections.

He reiterated his commitment to defending KGL as a responsible Ghanaian corporate entity, emphasising that his rebuttals would continue to be based on “facts and data” rather than insults or misinformation.