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General news for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Source: GNA
2021-03-02
Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, Managing Director, NLA
The local union of the Financial Business Services Employees Union (FBSEU), of the chapter of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has asked President Akufo-Addo not to extend the contract of the Director General of the Authority, Mr. Kofi Osei -Ameyaw.
According to them, his re-election would provoke the ire of the staff and all lottery marketing companies (LMC) and partners.
The staff demonstration that took place at the NLA offices in Accra on Monday, March 1, said that since Ameyaw’s appointment, NLA’s revenue generation had decreased and there was no redemption of the same idea.
They alleged that the NLA had defaulted for some time on payments, which until now was not a problem.
They added that the default payments included: but are not limited to, the earnings payment as of February 2021, and said the authority had pending earnings estimated at GHc10 million with some dating back to May 2020.
As stated today, the Tamale branch staff were under serious attack for non-payment of awards.
“What is most embarrassing is that deadline staff fees (including COS payments) are currently not being met and no concrete reasons are given for such delays.
“Along the same lines, the Acting Director of Finance, Ernest Mote, is struggling to meet the financial obligations of the authority due to the financial mess that the authority is currently in.
“The electronic kiosk project fiasco is dead and cannot be resurrected. The director general has surrounded himself with bodyguards (soldiers and police), which makes it difficult for staff to have access to him.
“Currently there are no human resources in operation and all department heads are able to act during their mandate; there is no Head of the Legal Department, not even an Acting Head, all calculated to promote his hidden agenda to end authority, ”they said.
“During the last four years as Director General of the authority, he has only visited three of the 13 regional offices, this is a clear indication that the well-being of the staff and working conditions are the least of his concerns.”
The staff accused Mr. Ameyaw of making unrealistic donations to attract the enthusiasm of the media and ensure his re-election as CEO.
