For decades, the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has entertained, thrilled, and enriched fans, patrons, and viewers with its exciting Games and Draws.
From its first Draw, held on 29th September 1962, with a first prize sum of 5,000 pounds, to current draws where lucky players win whopping sums to the tune of 200,000 cedis, the NLA has not stopped giving to its patrons.
At the core of this excitement is the room where these fortunes are made, and lives are transformed: the NLA’s Draw Studio, Brennan Hall.
Constructed about thirty years ago under the leadership of Colonel Martin Gbikpi, who served as Director-General of the then Department of National Lotteries (DNL) from 1993-2001, the Brennan Hall is the nerve centre of the Authority’s business, where the numbers are drawn daily.
Following a desire to leave the NLA in a better state than he found it and give the NLA a state-of-the-art Draw Studio in accordance with the standards of the World Lottery Association (WLA), the Director General, Mr. Samuel Awuku, with the support of the NLA Governing Board, began the refurbishment of Brennan Hall.
The project was undertaken in two phases. The first phase, which covered remodelling the Draw Studio stage, was completed in June 2023 and commissioned in August 2023 with newly procured state-of-the-art draw machines.
The project’s second phase covered a complete overhaul of the Draw Studio, including furnishing, newly installed state-of-the-art equipment and fixtures, new washrooms, and total branding, transforming it into an ultra-modern Draw Studio.
The Brennan Hall was commissioned on Friday, October 18th, 2024, by the NLA Board Chairman, Mr. Gary Nimako Marfo, Esq. He was assisted by some Board Members, the Director-General of NLA, Mr. Samuel Awuku, the Deputy Director General, Ms. Anna Horma Miezah and the Group Chairman of KGL, Mr. Alex Dadey.
The NLA Board Chairman, Mr. Gary Nimako Marfo, Esq. commended the Group Chairman of KGL, Mr. Alex Dadey, for partnering with the NLA to execute this project, which is a testament to what Public-Private Partnerships can do. He also thanked Eloctroland Ghana for their support.
Applauding the NLA for a beautiful edifice, the Group Chairman of KGL, Mr. Alex Dadey commended the leadership of the Board Chairman, Mr. Marfo, and the Director General, Mr. Samuel Awuku, which he believes has provided the blueprint for this partnership. This allows KGL to give a huge chunk of its profit to the government for national development.
This is the first time the Brennan Hall has undergone a significant facelift since its establishment about three decades ago.
The Brennan Hall is named after the NLA’s first Director-General, Mr. William Francis Brennan, a Maltese National who was seconded to the DNL by the Maltese Government to help Ghana establish its lottery upon the request of Ghana’s first Prime Minister, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.