The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr Peter Igho, said that fake lottery operators would be eliminated as they have refused to comply with the commission’s principles.
Igho said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. “We have advised lottery operators to advertise on radio or television so that interested persons can participate. It is not right to advertise a lottery through phone text messages.
“We are working on that and I want to assure Nigerians that very soon we are going to eliminate all unsolicited text messages and anybody who sends any individual a text will face the punishment.
All lottery operators must go on air to create awareness on the modalities of their lottery.”
Igho said that the commission monitored the reliability, security and efficiency of the National Lottery Central Computer Systems and network of terminals to ensure transparency.
He noted that the commission ensured that prizes got to the winners of lotteries. “It is the responsibility of the commission to protect the interest of stakeholders and ensure that winners receive the right prizes.
“We send our staff all over the country to monitor and ensure that the right winner is given the right prize advertised for. If we don’t do that some will advertise for houses and cars and give the winners bicycles. We try to avoid cheating.’’
