Monrovia-Sources throughout the Liberia Nationwide Lottery Authority (NLA) advised this paper late Sunday that its Director Normal, Mr. Reginald Okay. Nagbe is allegedly concerned into actions which can have an effect on the entity if measures will not be put into place.
Mr. Nage has a tenured place which is anticipated to endbefore August this yr, 2025. One of many areas of concern is some autos which he allegedly took, can’t be accounted. Some workers members who requested for the automobile lately, didn’t get any constructive redress from him.
Not solely that, but in addition, numerous accounts have been allegedly depleted on a weekly foundation, a scenario which has led to some staff and different trade members calling for some sturdy mechanism to be put into place earlier than it goes bankrupt.
The Nationwide Lottery Authority (NLA) was established by an Act of the Legislature on March 6, 2015. It was created to manage all video games of probability throughout the nation and generate income for social improvement packages.
Not solely that, but in addition to generate income for the federal government and assist social improvement initiatives, together with funding training for disabled college students.
“Big money is being allegedly taken from a number of the accounts. However you realize this man has a few month or much less to be right here. So, you must know what I’m speaking about,” an insider who prefers to not be named stated.
The NLA oversees all playing actions within the nation. However over the previous time, it has been reported within the media that some doubtful transactions have been going down.
It may be recalled {that a} native paper reported final yr that nameless supply throughout the Nationwide Lottery Authority (NLA) of Liberia leaked paperwork confirmed solely weeks earlier than the inauguration of His Excellency President Joseph N. Boakai, a letter of intent was despatched to NLA requesting a on line casino license and an alleged fast means of approval commenced.
It additional reported that Director Nagbe realizing his time of uncertainty, allegedly started the method to situation a on line casino license to Platinum Leisure Integrated (now positioned in Congo City) simply previous to the change of Administration.
That on January eleventh, 2024, Ms. Vivian Tan of Platinum Leisure despatched a letter of intent to Mr. Nagbe expressing curiosity in acquiring a license stating that Platinum Leisure “has the mandatory expertise and experience” wanted, sadly Platinum Leisure didn’t legally exist within the Republic of Liberia till its submitting date on January 18th 2024.
As a result of seriousness of the allegations, this paper known as Director Nage for verification, however his telephone was off. It was adopted by a textual content message, however no response.
Maybe this was one of many causes the Monetary Intelligence Company in its bid to advertise a tradition of compliance carried out some work with the NLA.
It was accomplished forward of a collection of inspections of reporting entities, and NLA agreed to strengthen inter-agency coordination and collaboration via data and knowledge sharing, and enforcement of compliance to Liberia’s AML/CFT authorized and regulatory frameworks someday final yr.
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