REPEAL ACT BANNING PRIVATE LPTTO OPERATION (PAGE 21)

THE Upper West Regional Manager of Obiri Lotto Limited, Mr J.K. Dadzie, has appealed to the government to repeal Act 722 (2006), which bans the operators of private lotteries in the country.
He said the recent ruling of the Supreme Court which banned private lottery, had brought in its wake challenges which must be addressed immediately.
Mr Dadzie made the appeal through the Daily Graphic in Wa.
According to him, the law, as it stood now, was very detrimental to the welfare of workers in the industry.
“I will appeal to His Excellency, President J.E.A. Mills to use his good office to assist resolve the issue between private lotto operators and the Department of National Lotteries,” he added.
Mr Dadzie said although the Supreme Court had ruled on the issue, the government could still intervene in order not to throw the future of workers in the industry into jeopardy.
“As a social democratic government, it is our belief that the government will listen to our plea and come to our aid,” he said.
The branch manager said Obiri Asare alone employed over 1,200 workers nationwide and that their being thrown out of work would only not have devastating effect on them but also on their families and dependants.
Mr Dadzie expressed regret that some police personnel had already started harassing agents and writers of private lotto operators in some communities in the region.