{"id":95933,"date":"2025-09-26T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95933"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:41:00","slug":"success-in-raising-funds-doesnt-excuse-mismanagement-fourth-estate-to-sammy-awuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95933","title":{"rendered":"Success in raising funds doesn\u2019t excuse mismanagement \u2013 Fourth Estate to Sammy Awuku"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Associate Editor at The Fourth Estate, Seth Bokpe, has stressed that the National Lottery Authority\u2019s (NLA) success in boosting revenue under former Director-General Sammy Awuku should not shield the institution from scrutiny over how those funds were managed.<\/p>\n

Speaking on The Pulse on JoyNews on Friday, September 26, Mr Bokpe addressed the findings of The Fourth Estate\u2019s expos\u00e9 on the NLA and responded to Mr Awuku\u2019s defence of his record.<\/p>\n

He explained that the Caritas Lottery is a key source of funding for the Good Causes Foundation, with proceeds used to support the foundation\u2019s various projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the Caritas is a source of funding for the Good Causes Foundation. Revenue raised from the Caritas Lottery is what they use in funding the Good Causes Foundation,\u201d Mr Bokpe clarified.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging Mr Awuku\u2019s efforts in significantly increasing lottery revenue, Mr Bokpe gave credit where it was due.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor instance, he mentions that when he came, it was just 100,000 that the Caritas Lottery was making. He managed, through his ingenuity, thanks to him. We don\u2019t dispute that. He\u2019s done a good job with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Bokpe was firm that financial achievements do not absolve public officials of accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the fact that you\u2019ve been successful in raising funds does not mean that when the funds are mismanaged, as we insist he did, we should not raise questions about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like telling us that when the government develops our country, but we find issues of corruption, we shouldn\u2019t talk about it. I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s done anything corrupt,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Bokpe\u2019s comments come amid ongoing public debate sparked by The Fourth Estate\u2019s investigative report into the NLA\u2019s operations and use of funds under Mr Awuku\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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