The licensing agreement between the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) and gaming company KGL will remain in place despite recent public criticism, according to Dr Razak Kojo Opoku, former Head of PR at the NLA. Dr Opoku said the deal, which has faced scrutiny from the Fourth Estate and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), will continue with planned reviews and renegotiations in the interests of both the state and KGL. Speaking in a statement, Dr. Opoku praised the Mahama government for maintaining a stable environment for the private sector and indigenous enterprises, saying, “We seriously need to commend the efforts of Mahama’s government for protecting as well as creating an enabling environment for private sector and indigenous entrepreneurs to grow as enshrined in Article 36 (Economic Objectives) of the 1992 Constitution.”