(1) (a) Eight (8) members were appointed since April 2022.
(b) Two (2) appointed on 01 June 2022, one (1) appointed on 01 September 2022,
three (3) appointed on 01 December 2022, one (1) appointed on 01 June 2024, and one (1) appointed on 01 July 2024.
(2) Executive obligations regarding the appointment of Distributing Agency members are discharged in accordance with the Lotteries Act of 1997. I am informed by the department that the delays in the appointment of the Distributing Agency members were as a result of having to make sure that the candidates appointed are not tainted in any way and will stand the test of public scrutiny.
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