{
  "id": 12061058,
  "title": "NLA’s GH¢10m Dividend Payment Row: ‘Ato Forson Got It All Wrong’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nlas-gh-10m-dividend-payment-row-ato-forson-got-it-all-wrong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:14:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/nlas-gh%c2%a210m-dividend-payment-row-ato-forson-got-it-all-wrong/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dr. Razak Opoku, an external consultant to KGL, has criticized Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson's account of the financial benefits from lottery operations involving the National Lottery Authority (NLA). Dr. Forson stated that the NLA received only GH¢10 million in dividends from the lottery business, but Dr. Opoku argues that this figure is misleading. According to Dr. Opoku, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) received more than GH¢153 million from KGL in 2025, and the NLA received over GH¢173 million. Dr. Opoku questions why the NLA received significantly more than the Ministry of Finance while accusing the Finance Minister of misinforming the public. Dr. Opoku suggests that the more pressing issue is the NLA's expenditure, which he claims is wasteful, with over 90% of its income going to the Good Causes Foundation and community social responsibility activities. He argues that increasing the NLA's revenue would not lead to greater returns for the state if the authority continues to spend heavily on internal operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}